PRINTER'S NO. 2097
No. 1645 Session of 1985
INTRODUCED BY MILLER, FISCHER, STAIRS, GALLAGHER, BOWSER, EVANS,
BATTISTO AND LESCOVITZ, SEPTEMBER 19, 1985
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, SEPTEMBER 19, 1985
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of June 14, 1961 (P.L.324, No.188), entitled
2 "An act relating to the establishment, operation and
3 maintenance of the State Library and public libraries in the
4 Commonwealth; amending, revising, consolidating and changing
5 the laws relating thereto; imposing duties upon public
6 officers; providing for State and local cooperation and
7 assistance in the establishment and maintenance of libraries;
8 prescribing penalties; and repealing existing laws," further
9 providing for library circulation records.
10 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
11 hereby enacts as follows:
12 Section 1. Section 428 of the act of June 14, 1961 (P.L.324,
13 No.188), known as The Library Code, added June 27, 1984 (P.L.
14 431, No.90), is amended to read:
15 Section 428. Library Circulation Records.--Records related
16 to the circulation of library materials which contain the names
17 or other personally identifying details regarding the users of
18 the State Library or any local library which is established or
19 maintained under any law of the Commonwealth or the library of
20 any university, college or educational institution chartered by
21 the Commonwealth or the library of any public school or branch
1 reading room, deposit station or agency operated in connection
2 therewith, shall be confidential and shall not be made available
3 to anyone except by a court order in a criminal proceeding.
4 Nothing in this section shall prohibit public school librarians
5 from keeping a record with the names of students and the
6 materials they have borrowed. Such records may be made available
7 to school district instructional and administrative personnel
8 for the purposes of monitoring student reading progress,
9 required course assignments, and timely return of library
10 materials.
11 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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