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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. 257.192, 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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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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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 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.