House File 2194 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY ALONS, DE BOEF, and CHAMBERS Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to the use of material by minors for educational 2 purposes at any school or library, and the attendance of 3 minors at exhibitions or displays of art work. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 5088HH 81 6 jm/gg/14 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 728.7, Code 2005, is amended to read as 1 2 follows: 1 3 728.7 EXEMPTIONS FOR PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND EDUCATIONAL 1 4 INSTITUTIONS. 1 5Nothing in thisThis chapterprohibitsdoes not prohibit 1 6 the use ofappropriatenonobscene material for educational 1 7 purposes in any accredited school, or any public library, or 1 8 in any educational program in which the minor is 1 9 participating.Nothing in thisThis chapterprohibitsdoes 1 10 not prohibit the attendance ofminorsa minor at an exhibition 1 11 or display of art worksor the use of any materials in any 1 12 public libraryif the minor has parental consent to attend the 1 13 exhibition or display of art works. This chapter also does 1 14 not prohibit a minor's access or use of any material in any 1 15 public library as long as the minor has parental consent to 1 16 have access to "R" rated movies at the library and has 1 17 parental consent to access the internet through a computer 1 18 without a filter that protects minors from visual depictions 1 19 of obscene material. 1 20 EXPLANATION 1 21 This bill relates to the use of material by minors for 1 22 educational purposes at any school or library and the 1 23 attendance of minors at exhibitions or displays of art work. 1 24 The bill provides that nonobscene material may be used for 1 25 educational purposes in any school, or public library, or any 1 26 educational program in which a minor is participating. 1 27 Current law provides only that appropriate material may be 1 28 used for educational purposes at such institutions. 1 29 The bill also provides that a minor may attend an 1 30 exhibition or display of art works if the minor has parental 1 31 consent to attend the exhibition or art display. 1 32 The bill also provides that a minor may have access to any 1 33 material at a public library if the minor has parental consent 1 34 to access "R" rated movies or to use the internet without a 1 35 filter. 2 1 "Material", "obscene material", and "minor" are defined in 2 2 Code section 728.1. 2 3 LSB 5088HH 81 2 4 jm:rj/gg/14.1