Florida Senate - 2009                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 340
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  04/01/2009           .                                
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       The Committee on Criminal Justice (Crist) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete line 17
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. Subsection (3) is added to section 257.12,
    6  Florida Statutes, to read:
    7         257.12 Division of Library and Information Services
    8  authorized to accept and expend federal funds.—
    9         (3) All public libraries are encouraged to adopt an
   10  Internet safety education program, including the implementation
   11  of a computer-based educational program, which has been endorsed
   12  by a government-sanctioned law enforcement agency or other
   13  reputable public safety advocacy organization and is designed
   14  for children and adults. The purpose of the Internet safety
   15  education program is to promote the use of prudent online
   16  deportment and broaden awareness of online predators. The
   17  program must be interactive and age-appropriate. Each library
   18  shall annually report to the division the annual number of
   19  program participants who complete the Internet safety education
   20  program. By April 1, 2010, the division shall adopt rules for
   21  rewarding those libraries in the program grant application
   22  process which have had 1 percent or more of their annual number
   23  of program participants, based on the total number of registered
   24  borrowers from the preceding year, complete the Internet safety
   25  education program adopted by the library. Program participants
   26  completing the program as a result of strategic partnerships or
   27  collaboration between the library and other entities shall be
   28  integrated into the library’s annual report. The division shall
   29  adopt rules to allocate 10 percent of the total points available
   30  in the library services and technology grant application
   31  evaluation process to public libraries that are in compliance
   32  with this section, beginning with the grant application cycle
   33  for the 2011-2012 fiscal year.
   34         Section 2. Paragraph (a) of subsection (6), paragraph (a)
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   36  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   37  And the title is amended as follows:
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   39         Delete line 3
   40  and insert:
   41         predators; amending s. 257.12, F.S.; encouraging all
   42         public libraries to implement an Internet safety
   43         education program for children and adults; providing
   44         minimum requirements for the program; requiring
   45         libraries to annually report to the Division of
   46         Library and Information Services of the Department of
   47         State the number of participants who complete the
   48         program; requiring that the division adopt rules to
   49         award additional points to grant applicants
   50         implementing such a program; amending s. 775.21, F.S.;
   51         requiring a