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Hello, I got this email this morning from ALA.
FYI,
Amanda at CTLS
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Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2003 15:33:37 -0500
From: Don Wood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Association for Library Service to Children List
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [ALSC-L:2539] FCC Order on Implementation and Enforcement of
the
Children's Internet Protection Act
FCC Order on Implementation and Enforcement of the Children's Internet
Protection Act July 24, 2003
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-03-188A1.pdf
Excerpts from the Order at Paragraphs 11 & 12.
Note that compliance includes adoption of a procedure to unblock the
filter upon the request of an adult:
"Consistent with the implementation framework established by Congress,
libraries receiving e-rate discounts for Internet access or internal
connections shall have one year from July 1, 2003, which is the start of
Funding Year 2003, to come into compliance with the filtering
requirements of CIPA. When Congress enacted CIPA in 2001, it recognized
that it may take libraries a significant amount of time to procure and
install the Internet filtering technology required to comply with CIPA.
Accordingly, CIPA allows libraries either to certify (1) that they are
in compliance with CIPA or (2) that they are "undertaking such actions,
including any necessary procurement procedures, to put in place" the
required policy measures to comply with CIPA for the next funding
year."'
"Given that the Supreme Court decision was issued on June 23, 2003 and
will be effective no sooner than July 18, 2003, we believe that it is
unrealistic to expect all libraries to be in a position to certify
compliance with CIPA for Funding Year 2003, which began July 1, 2003.
In order to comply with the statute's Internet filtering requirement,
many libraries must prepare a budget for the purchase of software and
related costs, design, procure and/or order software appropriate for
their systems, install the software and implement a procedure for
unblocking the filter upon request by an adult." (Note: "a procedure for
unblocking the filter upon request by an adult")
"During Funding Year 2003, all libraries that receive discounts for
Internet access or internal connections must certify that they are
either compliant with CIPA or undertaking efforts to be in compliance by
the time the libraries commence services for Funding Year 2004.
Libraries that are not in compliance with CIPA for Funding Year 2003 and
will not be undertaking efforts during Funding Year 2003 to comply with
CIPA by Funding Year 2004 may not receive e-rate funds for Internet
access or internal connections for Funding Year 2003."
