Plain English Breakdown
The exact list or full definition of 'covered entities' is not provided in this summary text, as it refers to definitions elsewhere in the law.
Creating the e-Safety Commission for Youth Online Protection
This law creates an e-Safety Commission to develop age compliance guidelines, review age verification tools, and report its work to state leaders.
What This Bill Does
- Establishes the e-Safety Commission with specific duties related to online safety.
- Requires the commission to create minimum age compliance guidelines for covered entities as defined in the law.
- Directs the commission to review technologies used to verify a user's age.
- Sets up procedures for investigating cases where rules are not followed.
- Mandates an annual report from the commission to the Legislature and Governor by January 1.
Who It Names or Affects
- The newly created e-Safety Commission
- Covered entities as defined in the law that must follow age compliance guidelines
Terms To Know
- e-Safety Commission
- A new group established by this bill to oversee online safety rules and review age verification.
- Covered entities
- Businesses or organizations defined in the law that must follow the commission's guidelines.
Limits and Unknowns
- The bill states an intent to pass future laws but does not include the full details of those later rules.
- The text mentions modeling the commission after one in Australia, but it does not list all specific features from that model.