[CALIBK12] Web Safety Bill introduced at Federal Level SB 1965

[SIMINITUS, JACQUELYN E (ATTPB)]

School Librarians,

FYI:
While we were on summer vacation or busy re-tooling with web 2.0, a web
safety bill was introduced to the US Congress.  
			ISTE CEO Don Knezek lauded a new internet safety
bill introduced in the U.S. Senate on August 2, calling it a reasoned
approach that "asks schools to take their proper role." Under the bill,
schools receiving e-rate funds would have to educate students about safe
and responsible behavior online. 
			See
http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStoryts.cfm?ArticleID=7298&CFID=5938
30&CFTOKEN=77566559  or
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s110-1965
This is a bill to watch.  It would provide an additional justification
for school library information literacy programs.

Best wishes.
- Jackie

Jackie Siminitus, MLS 
E-RATE Specialist and Library Advocate, BCS, AT&T California 
795 Folsom Street, Room 517-N1, San Francisco, CA 94107 
415-644-7112 : jacquelyn.siminitus at att.com 
AT&T Knowledge Network Explorer, www.kn.att.com 
AT&T Library Advocate website, www.kn.att.com/support/jackie 
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