An Act To Protect Children from Exposure on the Internet without Parental Consent
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1522
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
Sponsors: NADEAU, BOLAND, CHENETTE, GRAHAM, KAENRATH, RYKERSON, WERTS
Amends: 20-A MRSA §6001, 20-A MRSA §8901, 22 MRSA §8302-A

Legislative Document 
No. 1522 
H.P. 1093 
House of Representatives, May 9, 2013 
An Act To Protect Children from Exposure on the Internet without 
Parental Consent 
(AFTER DEADLINE) 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
205. 
Reference to the Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered 
printed. 
MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative NADEAU of Winslow. 
Cosponsored by Representatives: BOLAND of Sanford, CHENETTE of Saco, GRAHAM of 
North Yarmouth, KAENRATH of South Portland, RYKERSON of Kittery, WERTS of 
Auburn. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  20-A MRSA §6001, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 595, §2, is 
amended to read: 
2.  Internet restrictions.  A public school may not publish on the Internet or provide 
for publication on the Internet any personal information about its students without first 
obtaining the written approval of those students' parents.  For the purpose of this section, 
"personal information" means information that identifies a student, including, but not 
limited to, the student's full name, photograph, personal biography, e-mail address, home 
address, date of birth, social security number and parents' names, and includes 
photographs, video and other images from which the student can be identified.  A public 
school shall require that a provider of services or activities to students pursuant to an 
agreement with the public school abide by the provisions of this subsection. 
Sec. 2.  20-A MRSA §8901, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 657, §1, is 
amended to read: 
1.  Standards.  The commissioner shall establish standards consistent with the basic 
school approval requirements for after-school programs offered at elementary or 
secondary schools in the State.  In establishing standards for after-school programs, the 
commissioner may also consider the requirements of the 21st Century Communities 
Learning Centers program authorized under Title IV, Part B of the federal Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by the federal No Child Left Behind 
Act of 2001, 20 United States Code, Chapter 70.  The commissioner shall require that 
after-school programs abide by the Internet restrictions applicable to public schools under 
section 6001, subsection 2. 
Sec. 3.  22 MRSA §8302-A, sub-§1, ¶¶H and I, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 494, 
§10 and affected by §15, are amended to read: 
H.    The administration of medication; and 
I.    Licensing procedures.; and 
Sec. 4.  22 MRSA §8302-A, sub-§1, ¶J is enacted to read: 
J.  Internet restrictions.  These rules must provide that a child care facility may not 
publish on the Internet or provide for publication on the Internet any personal 
information identified in Title 20-A, section 6001, subsection 2 regarding a child. 
SUMMARY 
This bill expands the restrictions on information regarding students that may be 
published by a public school on the Internet to include video and other images from 
which a student can be identified.  The bill also extends the Internet restrictions that apply 
to public schools to apply to after-school programs, programs provided to students 
pursuant to an agreement with a public school and child care facilities.