Introduced Version






SENATE BILL No. 380

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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL



Citations Affected: IC 4-2-6-6.5; IC 36-1-8-18.

Synopsis: Public employees and prohibited use of computers. Prohibits state employees and employees of political subdivisions from using electronic mail addresses maintained by the state or political subdivisions if the electronic mail is advocating for a political candidate or advocating a political opinion or position. Prohibits state employees and employees of political subdivisions from using electronic mail addresses maintained by the state or political subdivisions to search for, view, or send sexually explicit material.

Effective: July 1, 2012.





Yoder




    January 9, 2012, read first time and referred to Committee on Public Policy.







Introduced

Second Regular Session 117th General Assembly (2012)


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SENATE BILL No. 380



    A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning state and local administration.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

SOURCE: IC 4-2-6-6.5; (12)IN0380.1.1. -->     SECTION 1. IC 4-2-6-6.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2012]: Sec. 6.5. (a) A state officer or employee, former state officer or employee, special state appointee, or former special state appointee may not send a communication from an electronic mail address:
        (1) with a domain name that contains "in.gov";
        (2) of any agency in the legislative, executive, or judicial branch of state government; or
        (3) of any political subdivision;
if the electronic mail is advocating for a political candidate or advocating a political opinion or position.

     (b) A state officer or employee, former state officer or employee, special state appointee, or former special state appointee may not use a computer with an electronic mail address:
         (1) with a domain name that contains "in.gov";
        (2) of any agency in the legislative, executive, or judicial

branch of state government; or
        (3) of any political subdivision;

to search for, view, or send sexually explicit material, as defined in IC 24-4-16.4-2.

SOURCE: IC 36-1-8-18; (12)IN0380.1.2. -->     SECTION 2. IC 36-1-8-18 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2012]: Sec. 18. (a) An officer or employee or former officer or employee of a political subdivision may not send a communication from an electronic mail address that is maintained by the political subdivision if the electronic mail is advocating for a political candidate or advocating for a political opinion or position.
     (b) An officer or employee or former officer or employee of a political subdivision may not use a computer with an electronic mail address that is maintained by the political subdivision to search for, view, or send sexually explicit material, as defined in IC 24-4-16.4-2.