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2022 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 131
BY SENATOR MIZELL
POSTSECONDARY ED. Requires public postsecondary education boards and institutions
to adopt policies to acceptable use of computers and internet services. (gov sig)
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 17:3383, relative to postsecondary education; to require the Board of Regents
3 and each public postsecondary education management board to adopt policies
4 regarding use of certain computers and computer services; to provide exceptions; and
5 to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 17:3383 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
8 ยง3383. Use of public postsecondary education computers, devices, and internet
9 services; required policies; prohibitions; exceptions
10 A. The Board of Regents and each public postsecondary education
11 management board shall adopt policies regarding:
12 (1) The acceptable use of computers and devices owned or leased by the
13 public postsecondary education board, system office, and each institution under
14 its supervision. The policies shall prohibit the use of the computers and devices
15 to access content which is reasonably believed to be sexually explicit,
16 pornographic, or sexually harassing and, therefore, reasonably believed to
17 create a hostile work environment as prohibited by Title VII of the Civil Rights
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1 Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.
2 (2) The acceptable use of internet services provided by or through the
3 public postsecondary education board, system office, and each institution under
4 its supervision. The policies shall prohibit the use of the provided internet
5 services to access content which is reasonably believed to be sexually explicit,
6 pornographic, or sexually harassing and, therefore, reasonably believed to
7 create a hostile work environment as prohibited by Title VII of the Civil Rights
8 Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.
9 (3) Authorization of an employee or student to have unfiltered or
10 unrestricted access to the internet for legitimate scientific, educational, or law
11 enforcement purposes.
12 B. The provisions of this Section shall apply to:
13 (1) Each computer and device owned or leased, or otherwise in the care,
14 custody, or control of a public postsecondary education board, system office, or
15 institution.
16 (2) Internet services provided by or through a public postsecondary
17 education board, system office, or institution.
18 C. The provisions of this Section shall not prohibit a public
19 postsecondary education employee or student from having unfiltered or
20 unrestricted access to the internet on a computer or device that is not owned or
21 leased by a public postsecondary board, office, or institution, so long as the
22 computer or device is not used to access any material prohibited in Subsection
23 A of this Section through an internet service provided by or through the public
24 postsecondary education board, system office, or institution.
25 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
26 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
27 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
28 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
29 effective on the day following such approval.
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The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Cheryl Serrett.
DIGEST
SB 131 Engrossed 2022 Regular Session Mizell
Present law (R.S. 39:249) requires the division of administration to adopt policies relative
to the acceptable use by state employees of computers owned or leased by the state. Present
law prohibits internet access to online sites that contain material which is reasonably
believed to be sexually explicit, pornographic, or sexually harassing and, therefore,
reasonably believed to create a hostile work environment as prohibited by federal law.
Proposed law requires the Board of Regents and each public postsecondary education
management board to adopt policies regarding the:
(1)Acceptable use of computers owned or leased by each board, system office, and
institution under its supervision, including prohibiting use of the computers to access
content which is reasonably believed to be sexually explicit, pornographic, or
sexually harassing and reasonably believed to create a hostile work environment as
prohibited by federal law.
(2)Acceptable use of internet services provided by or through each board, system office,
and institution under its control including prohibiting the use of the provided services
to access content reasonably believed to be sexually explicit, pornographic, or
sexually harassing and reasonably believed to create a hostile work environment as
prohibited by federal law.
(3)Authorization of an employee or student to have unfiltered or unrestricted access to
the internet for legitimate scientific, educational, or law enforcement purposes.
Proposed law clarifies that a public postsecondary employee or student shall not be restricted
from having unfiltered or unrestricted access to the internet or any online service on a
computer or device that is not owned by the board, office, or institution, so long as the
computer or device is not used to access any material prohibited in proposed law through an
internet service provided by or through the board, office, or institution.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Adds R.S. 17:3383)
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Education to the
original bill
1. Removes requirement for technology blocks to be installed.
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