HB 1232-FN-LOCAL - AS INTRODUCED
2001 SESSION
05/10
HOUSE BILL 1232-FN-LOCAL
AN ACT relative to the confidentiality of library user records.
SPONSORS: Rep. McRae, Hills 7; Rep. Emerton, Hills 7; Rep. Bruno, Hills 4; Rep. Sullivan, Carr 2; Sen. Boyce, Dist 4
COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law
This bill makes all records related to a minor's use of library materials or services available to the minor's parent or guardian.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
01-2180
05/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand One
AN ACT relative to the confidentiality of library user records.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Library User Records; Confidentiality; Reference Added. Amend RSA 201-D:11, I to read as follows:
I. Library records which contain the names or other personal identifying information regarding the users of public or other than public libraries shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed except as provided in [paragraph] paragraphs II and II-a. Such records include, but are not limited to, library, information system, and archival records related to the circulation and use of library materials or services.
2 New Paragraph; Library User Records; Confidentiality; Access to Library Records of Minors. Amend RSA 201-D:11 by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph:
II-a. All library records related to a minor's use of library materials or services shall be available, upon written or verbal request, to the parent or guardian of the minor. The library shall provide the requested information within 10 business days.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
LBAO
01-2180
8/28/01
HB 1232-FN-LOCAL - FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT relative to the confidentiality of library user records.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Department of Cultural Resources states this bill will increase state and local expenditures by an indeterminable amount in FY 2002 and each year thereafter. There will be no impact on county expenditures, or state, county, and local revenue.
METHODOLOGY:
The Department states the cost to libraries as a result of this bill are unknown, and would depend on the number of requests each library receives. Libraries throughout the state are at different levels of automation, and those that are not automated would have to assign an employee to review individual requests daily. Payroll related costs for these libraries would increase, however, the actual cost cannot be determined at this time.