STATE OF NEW YORK
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2011-2012 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 11, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. TEDISCO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to preventing the viewing
of pornographic content on state computers
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 209-a
2 to read as follows:
3 § 209-a. 1. For the purposes of this section:
4 (a) "pornographic content" shall mean any still or motion picture
5 showing acts of sexual intercourse or acts of sexual perversion. This
6 section shall not be construed as applying to bona fide medical photo-
7 graphs or films;
8 (b) "internet blocking software" shall mean a software package that
9 prevents the viewing of certain content; and
10 (c) "any political subdivision of the state" shall mean any state
11 agency, county, town, city, village or school district.
12 2. On or before July first, two thousand twelve, the state and any
13 political subdivision of the state shall have in place internet blocking
14 software to prevent the viewing of pornographic content on every comput-
15 er. The office shall cooperate with the state and any political subdivi-
16 sion of the state and is authorized to promulgate any rules and regu-
17 lations necessary to implement the provisions of this section.
18 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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