2013 Maryland Code
EDUCATION
§ 23-506 - Payment and use of funds

§23-506.

(a) The State Superintendent shall authorize the payment of funds under this subtitle:

(1) To the board of library trustees of each county that has a board of trustees; or

(2) In each county that does not have a board of library trustees, to the county.

(b) (1) Current operating funds shall be administered by the county board of library trustees.

(2) Capital expense funds shall be administered by the county council, board of county commissioners, or Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City.

(c) (1) The funds provided under this subtitle may be used only for library purposes.

(2) The State Superintendent shall require that these funds be used subject to any conditions specified by the appropriating agency or imposed under this subtitle.

§ 23-506 - 1. Prevention of access by minors to obscene materials or child pornography

(a) Definitions. --

(1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.

(2) "Obscene" has the meaning stated in § 11-203 of the Criminal Law Article.

(3) "Child pornography" means a violation of § 11-207 of the Criminal Law Article.

(b) Policies and procedures. -- On or before January 1, 2001, each county or board of trustees of a county library shall:

(1) Adopt and implement policies and procedures to prevent minors from obtaining access through the library, by means of the Internet, the World Wide Web, Usenet, or any other interactive computer service to materials that are obscene or constitute child pornography; and

(2) Submit the policies and procedures required under this section to the State Superintendent for review.

(c) Monitoring compliance. -- The State Superintendent or a designee of the State Superintendent shall regularly monitor the county libraries to determine whether each library is complying with the policies and procedures adopted for preventing a minor from obtaining Internet access to obscene materials through the library.