STAND. COM. REP. NO.141
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2001
RE: H.B. No. 126
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2001
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 126 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO COMPUTER ACCESS BY MINORS,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to limit children's access to pornographic materials on the internet in public schools and public libraries by requiring public schools and libraries to:
(1) Equip computers with software that is intended to prevent minors from gaining access to material on the internet that is pornographic to minors; or
(2) Purchase internet connectivity from an internet service provider that provides filter services to limit access to material that is pornographic for minors.
The Department of Education and Hawaii Family Forum supported this bill. The Hawaii State Public Library System, the Hawaii Library Association, and four individuals opposed this bill.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 126 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Education,
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____________________________ KEN ITO, Chair |
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