95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB1226


 
Introduced , by Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		














105 ILCS 5/10-20.40 new





105 ILCS 5/34-18.34 new





30 ILCS 805/8.31 new











    Amends the School Code.  Provides that a school board must require each
school that maintains
any of grades kindergarten through 8 that has a student-access computer to either  (i)  equip  the  computer  with
software  that seeks to prevent minors from gaining access to
explicit   sexual   materials   or   (ii)   obtain   Internet
connectivity from an Internet service provider that  provides
filter services to limit access to explicit sexual materials.  Amends the
State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement.















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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY


STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT
















 


 


A BILL FOR









 











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    AN ACT concerning schools. 

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
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represented in the General Assembly: 


 
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    Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Sections

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10-20.40 and 34-18.34 as follows:


 
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    (105 ILCS 5/10-20.40 new)

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    Sec. 10-20.40. Computer access by students; explicit 
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sexual
materials.

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    (a) In this Section:

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    "Explicit sexual materials" means  those  materials  that
are  
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obscene as defined in Section 11-20 of the Criminal Code
of 
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1961, child pornography as defined in Section  11-20.1  of
the  
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Criminal Code of 1961, or materials harmful to minors as 
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defined in
Section 11-21 of the Criminal Code of 1961.

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    "Student-access computer" means a computer that is located

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in a school that maintains any of grades kindergarten through 
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8,
is  connected  to any computer
communication system, and is 
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accessible to students.

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    (b) The school board of a district, other than a high 
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school
district, shall require each school that maintains any 
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of grades
kindergarten through 8 that has a student-access 
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computer to either  (i)  equip  the  computer  with
software  that 
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seeks to prevent minors from gaining access to
explicit   sexual   
 


 






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materials   or   (ii)   obtain   Internet
connectivity from an Internet 
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service provider that  provides
filter services to limit access 
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to explicit sexual materials.

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    (c) This  Section  shall not be construed to exclude any

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adult from having unfiltered access to  the  Internet  or  an

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online service.


 
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    (105 ILCS 5/34-18.34 new)

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    Sec. 34-18.34. Computer access by students; explicit 
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sexual
materials.

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    (a) In this Section:

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    "Explicit sexual materials" means  those  materials  that
are  
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obscene as defined in Section 11-20 of the Criminal Code
of 
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1961, child pornography as defined in Section  11-20.1  of
the  
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Criminal Code of 1961, or materials harmful to minors as 
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defined in
Section 11-21 of the Criminal Code of 1961.

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    "Student-access computer" means a computer that is located

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in a school that maintains any of grades kindergarten through 
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8,
is  connected  to any computer
communication system, and is 
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accessible to students.

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    (b) The board shall require each school that maintains any 
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of
grades kindergarten through 8 that has a student-access 
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computer to either  (i)  equip  the  computer  with
software  that 
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seeks to prevent minors from gaining access to
explicit   sexual   
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materials   or   (ii)   obtain   Internet
connectivity from an Internet 
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service provider that  provides
filter services to limit access 
 


 






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to explicit sexual materials.

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    (c) This  Section  shall not be construed to exclude any

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adult from having unfiltered access to  the  Internet  or  an

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online service.



 
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    Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding 
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Section 8.31 as follows:
 
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    (30 ILCS 805/8.31 new)
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    Sec. 8.31. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8 
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of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the 
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implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory Act of 
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the 95th General Assembly.