The bill prohibits public libraries from receiving state funds unless measures are implemented and enforced to filter certain Internet content. The filtering must block child pornography, images harmful to minors and images that are obscene. The filtering only applies to publicly accessible computers in the libraries.
The bill ambiguously states that state funds "may not be provided to any public library." Whether this means some libraries will receive state funding without being in compliance is yet to be known.
The bill states that library staff may disable the filtering at the request of an adult patron for research or other lawful purposes.
Each participating library is required to post a notice about its content blocking policy. The notices will be placed inside the libraries, in public view, and will inform the public that the rules and procedures are available for review.
