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The Committee on Commerce (Oelrich) recommended the following

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amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendment)

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     On line 13

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insert:

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     Section 1.  Section 257.192, Florida Statutes, is amended to

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read:

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     257.192  Program grants.--The Division of Library and

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Information Services is authorized to accept and administer

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appropriations for library program grants and to make such grants

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in accordance with the Florida long-range plan for library

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services. 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 January 1, 2009, the division shall adopt rules for

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rewarding each library in the program grant application process

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for which 1 percent or more of its annual number of users, based

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on the total number of registered borrowers from the preceding

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year, have completed 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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================ T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     On line 3, after the first semicolon,

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insert:

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amending s. 257.192, F.S.; encouraging all public

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libraries to implement an Internet safety education

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program for children and adults; providing minimum

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requirements for the program; requiring libraries to

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annually report to the Division of Library and Information

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Services of the Department of State the number of users

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who complete the program; requiring the division adopt

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rules to award additional points to grant applicants

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implementing such a program;

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