State Rep. Mary Franson tried last year to pass legislation that would keep employers from demanding that their workers turn over their passwords to social media like Facebook and Twitter.

Franson is trying again this year.

In an interview with House Public Information Services, Franson, a Republican from Alexandria, says it’s harder for young people to find employment these days, and that items they post on social media sites shouldn’t be used against them in job searches.

“We have youth that … do not seem to think that what they put out on Twitter and they put out on Facebook or another social media outlet, that it’s not going affect their job search down the road. Children, high school, even college kids, they are not looking at their future job employers.”

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She said there’s bipartisan support for the bill, because “we all view social media and we can all come together and agree that this practice of asking for passwords is egregious and should not be allowed.”

And she said: “I truly don’t believe that your social media presence is indicative of the person you are.”