Bill Text: IA SF65 | 2011-2012 | 84th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act requiring public libraries that receive state funding to adopt a policy restricting the content of video materials borrowed by children under seventeen years of age.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-12-31 - END OF 2011 ACTIONS [SF65 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2011-SF65-Introduced.html
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BY
ZAUN
,
BEHN
,
JOHNSON
,
SORENSON
,
and
SEYMOUR
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
requiring
public
libraries
that
receive
state
funding
to
1
adopt
a
policy
restricting
the
content
of
video
materials
2
borrowed
by
children
under
seventeen
years
of
age.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
256.51,
subsection
1,
Code
2011,
is
1
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
2
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
l.
Require
a
public
library
that
receives
3
state
funds
to
adopt
a
policy
to
restrict
the
content
of
video
4
materials
a
child
under
seventeen
years
of
age
may
borrow
from
5
the
library
to
those
video
cassettes
or
digital
video
discs
6
that
receive
a
G,
PG,
or
PG-13
rating
under
the
motion
picture
7
association
of
America’s
rating
system.
8
EXPLANATION
9
This
bill
requires
the
division
of
libraries
and
information
10
services
within
the
department
of
education
to
require
a
public
11
library
that
receives
state
funds
to
adopt
a
policy
restricting
12
the
content
of
video
materials
a
child
under
17
years
of
age
13
may
borrow
from
the
library.
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