HR109 Summary

• Urges Hawaii's Department of Education to create a task force ensuring compliance with federal laws protecting children from sexual exploitation through online research databases like EBSCO and Gale.

• Requires the Department of Education to work with the Department of Justice Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Health and Human Services, and the Federal Communications Commission to develop best practices preventing sexual exploitation in Hawaii schools.

• Directs the Department of Education to establish guidelines requiring online research database companies used by K-12 schools to remove harmful sexual content and block access to pornographic websites.

• Encourages Congress to review technology laws from the past decade and ensure online databases do not circumvent Internet filters required under the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) and Communications Decency Act Section 230.

• Transmits certified copies to state and county officials including the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Director of the Department of Justice, Director of the State Department of Education, and all county mayors.