093_HB2272
LRB093 08069 NHT 08270 b
1 AN ACT concerning 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 10-20.37 and 34-18.26 as follows:
6 (105 ILCS 5/10-20.37 new)
7 Sec. 10-20.37. Computer access by students; explicit
8 sexual materials.
9 (a) In this Section:
10 "Explicit sexual materials" means those materials that
11 are obscene as defined in Section 11-20 of the Criminal Code
12 of 1961, child pornography as defined in Section 11-20.1 of
13 the Criminal Code of 1961, or materials harmful to minors as
14 defined in Section 11-21 of the Criminal Code of 1961.
15 "Student access computer" means a computer that is
16 located in a school that maintains any of grades kindergarten
17 through 8, is connected to any computer communication
18 system, and is accessible to students.
19 (b) The school board of a district, other than a high
20 school district, shall require each school that maintains any
21 of grades kindergarten through 8 that has a student access
22 computer to either (i) equip the computer with software
23 that seeks to prevent minors from gaining access to explicit
24 sexual materials or (ii) obtain Internet
25 connectivity from an Internet service provider that provides
26 filter services to limit access to explicit sexual materials.
27 (c) This Section shall not be construed to exclude any
28 adult from having unfiltered access to the Internet or an
29 online service.
30 (105 ILCS 5/34-18.26 new)
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1 Sec. 34-18.26. Computer access by students; explicit
2 sexual materials.
3 (a) In this Section:
4 "Explicit sexual materials" means those materials that
5 are obscene as defined in Section 11-20 of the Criminal Code
6 of 1961, child pornography as defined in Section 11-20.1 of
7 the Criminal Code of 1961, or materials harmful to minors as
8 defined in Section 11-21 of the Criminal Code of 1961.
9 "Student access computer" means a computer that is
10 located in a school that maintains any of grades kindergarten
11 through 8, is connected to any computer communication
12 system, and is accessible to students.
13 (b) The board shall require each school that maintains
14 any of grades kindergarten through 8 that has a student
15 access computer to either (i) equip the computer with
16 software that seeks to prevent minors from gaining access to
17 explicit sexual materials or (ii) obtain Internet
18 connectivity from an Internet service provider that provides
19 filter services to limit access to explicit sexual materials.
20 (c) This Section shall not be construed to exclude any
21 adult from having unfiltered access to the Internet or an
22 online service.
23 Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding
24 Section 8.27 as follows:
25 (30 ILCS 805/8.27 new)
26 Sec. 8.27. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6
27 and 8 of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required
28 for the implementation of any mandate created by this
29 amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly.
30 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
31 becoming law.