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92_HB0806

 
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 1        AN ACT relating to schools.

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

 4        Section 5.  The School Code is amended by adding Sections
 5    10-20.35 and 34-18.22 as follows:

 6        (105 ILCS 5/10-20.35 new)
 7        Sec.   10-20.35.  Computer  access  by  minors;  explicit
 8    sexual materials.
 9        (a)  In this Section:
10        "Explicit  sexual  material"  means  material   that   is
11    obscene, child pornography, or material harmful to minors, as
12    those  terms  are  defined under Sections 11-20, 11-20.1, and
13    11-21 of the Criminal Code of 1961.
14        "Public access computer" means a computer that is located
15    in a public school, is frequently or regularly used  directly
16    by  a  minor,  and is connected to any computer communication
17    system.
18        (b)  A  school  board  shall  adopt  a   written   policy
19    regarding  a  minor's  access  to  and use of a public access
20    computer for Internet connectivity.
21        (c)  The  written  policy  shall  require  public  access
22    computers to be equipped with software that seeks to  prevent
23    minors  from  gaining  access  to  explicit  sexual materials
24    through Internet connectivity, subject to the availability of
25    funds for this purpose from the Technology Literacy Challenge
26    Program  or  the  Technology  Success  Grant  Program.   This
27    subsection  (c)  shall  not  be  construed  to  exclude   any
28    authorized  adult  employee  of  a  public school from having
29    unfiltered access to the Internet or an  online  service  for
30    legitimate  scientific  or  educational purposes.  The school
31    board  shall  allow  teachers  or  other   authorized   adult

 
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 1    employees  of  a  public  school  to  circumvent  the  filter
 2    software to allow certain minors to have unfiltered access to
 3    the  Internet or an online service for specific projects that
 4    have legitimate scientific or educational purposes.
 5        (d)  The written policy  may  include  any  other  terms,
 6    conditions,  or requirements deemed appropriate by the school
 7    board, including, but not limited to, any of the following:
 8             (1)  Requiring written  parental  consent  before  a
 9        minor may use the Internet.
10             (2)  Requiring  teacher  supervision of Internet use
11        by minors.
12             (3)  Differentiating acceptable uses of the Internet
13        by students of varying grade levels.
14             (4)  Establishing auditing procedures  to  determine
15        whether  public  access  computers are being used for the
16        purpose of accessing explicit  sexual  materials  through
17        Internet connectivity.

18        (105 ILCS 5/34-18.22 new)
19        Sec.   34-18.22.  Computer  access  by  minors;  explicit
20    sexual materials.
21        (a)  In this Section:
22        "Explicit  sexual  material"  means  material   that   is
23    obscene, child pornography, or material harmful to minors, as
24    those  terms  are  defined under Sections 11-20, 11-20.1, and
25    11-21 of the Criminal Code of 1961.
26        "Public access computer" means a computer that is located
27    in a public school, is frequently or regularly used  directly
28    by  a  minor,  and is connected to any computer communication
29    system.
30        (b)  The Board shall adopt a written policy  regarding  a
31    minor's  access  to  and  use of a public access computer for
32    Internet connectivity.
33        (c)  The  written  policy  shall  require  public  access
 
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 1    computers to be equipped with software that seeks to  prevent
 2    minors  from  gaining  access  to  explicit  sexual materials
 3    through Internet connectivity, subject to the availability of
 4    funds for this purpose from the Technology Literacy Challenge
 5    Program or  the  Technology  Success  Grant  Prograam.   This
 6    subsection   (c)  shall  not  be  construed  to  exclude  any
 7    authorized adult employee of  a  public  school  from  having
 8    unfiltered  access  to  the Internet or an online service for
 9    legitimate scientific or  educational  purposes.   The  Board
10    shall allow teachers or other authorized adult employees of a
11    public  school  to  circumvent  the  filter software to allow
12    certain minors to have unfiltered access to the  Internet  or
13    an  online service for specific projects that have legitimate
14    scientific or educational purposes.
15        (d)  The written policy  may  include  any  other  terms,
16    conditions,  or requirements deemed appropriate by the Board,
17    including, but not limited to, any of the following:
18             (1)  Requiring written  parental  consent  before  a
19        minor may use the Internet.
20             (2)  Requiring  teacher  supervision of Internet use
21        by minors.
22             (3)  Differentiating acceptable uses of the Internet
23        by students of varying grade levels.
24             (4)  Establishing auditing procedures  to  determine
25        whether  public  access  computers are being used for the
26        purpose of accessing explicit  sexual  materials  through
27        Internet connectivity.

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