Libraries

Passed

P HB 2197

Technology protection measures; public libraries. Requires the library board or governing body of a library that receives state funding for any purpose to include in its acceptable use policy for the Internet provisions on selecting, installing and activating on those computers that have Internet access a technology protection measure to filter or block Internet access through such computers to child pornography as set out in § 18.2-374.1:1, obscenity as defined in § 18.2-372, and, with respect to minors, materials deemed harmful to juveniles as defined in § 18.2-390. The bill also requires the policy to include a provision for disabling the technology protection measure at the request of a patron in instances of bona fide research or other lawful purposes. This bill is identical to SB 1393.
Patron - Nixon

P SB 1393

Technology protection measures; public libraries. Requires the library board or governing body of a local library to include in its acceptable use policy for the Internet provisions for the selection, installation and activation of a technology protection measure on computers that have Internet access and that are accessible to the public to filter or block Internet access through such computers to child pornography as set out in § 18.2-374.1:1, obscenity as defined in § 18.2-372, and, with respect to minors, materials deemed harmful to juveniles as defined in § 18.2-390. The bill also requires the policy to include a provision for disabling or bypassing the technology protection measure at the request of a patron in instances of bona fide research or other lawful purposes. In addition, the bill provides that no state funding shall be withheld and no other adverse action taken against a library by the Librarian of Virginia or any other official of state government when the technology protection measure fails, provided that such library promptly has taken reasonable steps to rectify and prevent such failures in the future.
Patron - Stosch

Failed

F HB 2770

Virginia Public Records Act; disposition of public records. Gives agencies the discretion to destroy or discard records created after July 1, 2006, that are authorized to be destroyed or discarded under the Virginia Public Records Act. Currently, agencies are required to destroy or discard such records upon the expiration of the applicable retention schedule.
Patron - Hurt

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