Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa SF181: A BILL FOR An Act establishing requirements related to electronic resources provided by postsecondary schools, public libraries, schools, and state agencies to students enrolled in kindergarten through grade twelve, providing penalties, and including effective date provisions
Status: In committee, February 13, 2025
An Act establishing requirements related to electronic resources provided by postsecondary schools, public libraries, schools, and state agencies to students enrolled in kindergarten through grade twelve, providing penalties, and including effective date provisions.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act establishing requirements related to electronic resources provided by postsecondary schools, public libraries, schools, and state agencies to students enrolled in kindergarten through grade twelve, providing penalties, and including effective date provisions.
From the introduced text, February 3, 2025:
A BILL FOR An Act establishing requirements related to electronic resources provided by postsecondary schools, public libraries, schools, and state agencies to students enrolled in kindergarten through grade twelve, providing penalties, and including effective date provisions. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 1924XS (4) jda/jh S.F. Section 1. NEW SECTION. 256J.1 Electronic resources provided to students ---- requirements. 1. As used in this section: a. "Educational receiver" means all of the following: (1) A postsecondary school. (2) A public library. (3) A school. (4) A state agency. b. "Electronic resource" means digital database resources, internet-based database resources, digital instructional materials, digital instructional subscriptions, internet-based instructional materials, and internet-based instructional subscriptions. c. "Obscene material" means the same as defined in section 728.1. d. "Postsecondary school" means all of the following: (1) A community college established under chapter 260C. (2) An institution of higher education under the state board of regents. (3) An accredited private institution as defined in section 256.183. e. "Provider" means a person, vendor, or any other entity that provides electronic resources, including free electronic resources, to an educational receiver. f. "Public library" means all of the following: (1) A library established by city ordinance. (2) A library district as provided in chapter 336. g. "School" means all of the following: (1) …
Sponsors
- Kevin Alons (R, 7) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 02/13/2025 12:00PM Senate Lounge.
- : Subcommittee: Pike, Green, and Quirmbach.
- : Introduced, referred to Education. S.J. 176 .
Common questions
- What is SF181?
- SF181 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act establishing requirements related to electronic resources provided by postsecondary schools, public libraries, schools, and state agencies to students enrolled in kindergarten through grade twelve, providing penalties, and including effective date provisions.
- What does SF181 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act establishing requirements related to electronic resources provided by postsecondary schools, public libraries, schools, and state agencies to students enrolled in kindergarten through grade twelve, providing penalties, and including effective date provisions.
- What is the status of SF181?
- In committee as of February 13, 2025. Latest action: Subcommittee recommends passage. (February 13, 2025).
- Who sponsored SF181?
- Kevin Alons (R, 7).
- Where is the official record for SF181?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=SF+0181&ga=91
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