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PRINTER'S NO. 1575
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1339
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY BARRAR, DeLUCA, JAMES, MILLARD, MURT AND NEILSON,
APRIL 26, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, APRIL 26, 2019
AN ACT
Amending Title 24 (Education) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in Public Library Code, further providing for
privacy of circulation records.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 9375 of Title 24 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
ยง 9375. Privacy of circulation records.
(a) General rule.--Records of the following institutions
which relate to the circulation of library materials and contain
the names or other personally identifying information of users
of the materials shall be confidential and may not be made
available to anyone except by a court order in a criminal
proceeding:
(1) The State Library.
(2) A local library established or maintained under the
provisions of this chapter.
(3) The library of a university, college or educational
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institution chartered by the Commonwealth.
(4) The library of a public school.
(5) A library established and maintained under a law of
this Commonwealth.
(6) A branch reading room, deposit station or agency
operated in connection with a library described in this
section.
(b) Exception.--This section shall not apply to a parent's
or legal guardian's inquiry regarding public school library
records pertaining to the parent's or legal guardian's minor
child.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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