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Arkansas Legislator Switches Internet-Regulation TacticsAn Arkansas representative has modified his quest to establish an Internet-regulation statute by withdrawing a bill to mandate the installation of blocking software on school and public library computers and introducing instead a proposal requiring schools and public libraries to codify acceptable-use policies. Despite professing faith in the constitutionality of his original proposal, Rep. Henry “Hank” Wilkins IV withdrew HB 1136 on January 26, less than two weeks after filing it with the Arkansas House of Representatives. On February 3 Wilkins filed HB 1400, which specifies that school and public-library boards implement acceptable-use policies that “prevent minors from gaining computer access to materials harmful to minors” and contains provisions for “revoking [Internet] privileges for repeat offenders” who access objectionable items anyway. The bill was referred to the Committee on Education of the Arkansas House of Representatives on February 4. Posted February 8, 1999. |
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