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Senator Crist moved the following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendment)

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     Between line(s) 603 and 604

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insert:

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     Section 9. All public libraries are encouraged to adopt an

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Internet safety education program, including the implementation

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of a computer-based educational program, which has been endorsed

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by a United States government-sanctioned law enforcement agency

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or other reputable organization and is designed for children and

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adults. The purpose of the Internet safety education program is

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to promote the use of prudent online deportment and broaden

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awareness of online predators. The program shall be interactive

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and age-appropriate. Each library shall annually report to the

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division the annual number of users who complete the education

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program. By April 1, 2009, the division shall adopt rules for

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rewarding those libraries in the program grant application

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process which have had 1 percent or more of their annual number

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of users, based on the total number of registered borrowers from

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the preceding year, complete the education program adopted by the

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library. Users completing the program as a result of strategic

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partnerships or collaboration between the library and other

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entities shall be integrated into the library's annual report.

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The division shall adopt rules to allocate 10 percent of the

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total points available in the library services and technology

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grant application evaluation process to public libraries that are

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in compliance with this section, beginning with the grant

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application cycle for the 2010-2011 fiscal year.

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     On line(s) 26, after the semicolon,

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insert:

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encouraging all public libraries to implement an Internet

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safety education program for children and adults;

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providing minimum requirements for the program; requiring

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libraries to annually report to the Division of Library

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and Information Services of the Department of State the

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number of users who complete the program; requiring that

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the division adopt rules to award additional points to

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grant applicants implementing such a program;

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