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The Committee on Governmental Operations (Dean) recommended the

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following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendment)

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     Delete everything after the enacting clause

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and insert:

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     Section 1.  Subsection (3) is added to section 257.12,

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Florida Statutes, to read:

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     257.12  Division of Library and Information Services

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authorized to accept and expend federal funds.--

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     (1)  The Division of Library and Information Services of the

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Department of State is designated as the state library

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administrative agency authorized to accept, receive, administer,

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and expend any moneys, materials, or any other aid granted,

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appropriated, or made available by the United States or any of

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its agencies for the purpose of giving aid to libraries and

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providing educational library service in the state.

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     (2)  The division is authorized to file any accounts

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required by federal law or regulation with reference to receiving

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and administering all such moneys, materials, and other aid for

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said purposes; provided, however, that the acceptance of such

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moneys, materials, and other aid shall not deprive the state from

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complete control and supervision of its library.

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     (3) 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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     Section 2.  This act shall take effect. July 1, 2008.

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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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     Delete everything before the enacting clause

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and insert:

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A bill to be entitled

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An act relating to state aid to public libraries; amending

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s. 257.12, F.S.; encouraging all public libraries to

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implement an Internet safety education program for

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children and adults; providing minimum requirements for

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the program; requiring libraries to annually report to the

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Division of Library and Information Services of the

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Department of State the number of users who complete the

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program; requiring that the division adopt rules to award

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additional points to grant applicants implementing such a

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program; providing an effective date.

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