Oklahoma 2022 2022 Regular Session

Oklahoma House Bill HB4014 Amended / Bill

Filed 02/28/2022

                     
 
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION 
 
STATE OF OKLAHOMA 
 
2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (202 2) 
 
HOUSE BILL 4014 	By: Conley and Crosswhite Hader 
of the House 
 
   and 
 
  Bergstrom of the Senate 
 
 
 
 
AS INTRODUCED 
 
An Act relating to public libraries; amending 65 O.S. 
2021, Section 1-105, which relates to disclosure of 
records; permitting disclosure of certain records to 
parent or legal guardian; providing exception for 
disclosure of certain registration information to 
parent or legal guardian ; and providing an effective 
date. 
 
 
 
 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: 
SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     65 O.S. 2021, Section 1 -105, is 
amended to read as follows: 
Section 1-105. A.  Any library which is in whole or in part 
supported by public funds including but not limited to public, 
academic, school or special libra ries, and having records indicating 
which of its documents or other materials, regardless of format, 
have been loaned to or used by an identifiable individual or group 
shall not disclose such records to any person except to:   
 
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1.  Persons acting within the s cope of their duties in the 
administration of the library; 
2.  Persons authoriz ed to inspect such records, in writing, by 
the individual or group; or 
3.  Parents or legal guardians requesting records of their 
child; or 
4. By order of a court of law. 
B.  The requirements of this section shall not prohibit middle 
and elementary school libraries from maintaining a system of records 
that identifies the i ndividual or group to whom library materials 
have been loaned even if such system permits a determinati on, 
independent of any discl osure of such information by the library, 
that documents or materials have been loaned to an individual or 
group. 
C.  All registration information of minors collected by any 
library which is supported in whole or in part by publ ic funds 
including but not limited to public, academic, school or special 
libraries shall not be disclosed to any person except: 
1.  Persons acting only within the legitimate scope of their 
duties in the administration of the library; 
2.  Persons authorize d to inspect such records, i n writing, by 
the individual; or 
3. Parents or legal guardians requesting registration 
information of their child; or   
 
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4. By order of a court of law. 
For purposes of this section, "registration information" includes 
any information required of a minor in order to become eligible to 
borrow books, utilize library services, and other materials. 
D.  Any suspicious requests for records of minors that may be 
indicative of criminal intent shall be reported immediately to 
appropriate law enforcement authorities. 
SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2022. 
 
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL GOVER NMENT, 
dated 02/28/2022 - DO PASS, As Coauthored.