ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 57th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session Majority Research Staff
	Senate: GOV DPA 4-3-0-0 | Third Read 16-11-3-0-0 House: GOV DP 4-3-0-0

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SB 1435: schools; libraries; explicit materials; training

Sponsor: Senator Hoffman, LD 15

Caucus & COW

Overview

Prohibits a public library employee or independent contractor from referring an unemancipated minor to any sexually explicit material. Makes public schools and Arizona public library employees, or their independent contractors, who violate the prohibition guilty of a class 5 felony.  

History

An Arizona public school cannot refer students to or use any sexually explicit material in any manner. Certain materials are exempted from the prohibition if all of the following apply: 1) the material possesses serious educational value for minors or possesses serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value; 2) the public school requires written parental consent prior to referring students to or using exempted material; and 3) the public school provides students who did not receive parental consent an alternative assignment. Sexually explicit materials include textual, visual or audio materials or materials accessed via any other medium that depict any of the following: 1) sexual conduct; 2) sexual excitement; or 3) ultimate sexual acts (A.R.S. § 15-120.03).

Provisions

1. Makes public schools and Arizona public library employees or their independent contractors who act with criminal negligence and violate the prohibition on referring students or unemancipated minors to sexually explicit material, guilty of a class 5 felony. (Sec. 1, 3)

2. Prohibits an Arizona public library employee or independent contractor from referring or facilitating access to any sexually explicit material in any manner to an unemancipated minor. (Sec. 3)

3. Requires each public school and public library employee or independent contractor to sign a form acknowledging they have read the prohibitions on referring students to sexually explicit material. (Sec. 1, 3)

4. Defines pertinent terms. (Sec. 3)

5. Contains implementation provisions. (Sec. 4)

6. Makes technical and conforming changes. (Sec. 1, 2)

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