| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §4010 is enacted to read: |
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| §4010.__Pornography restrictions |
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| | An elementary or secondary school in the State may not allow | a person under 18 years of age to access obscene, pornographic | or other material that may be harmful to a person under 18 | years of age through the use of a computer or computer server | of that school. |
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| | Sec. 2. Rules. The Department of Education shall adopt rules to | carry out the purposes of this Act. Rules adopted pursuant | to this section are major substantive rules as defined in the | Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. |
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| | This bill prohibits an elementary or secondary school from | allowing a person under 18 years of age to access obscene or | pornographic materials through the use of that school's | computer. This bill directs the Department of Education to | adopt rules to implement this bill. |
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