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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) 473 and 474,

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insert:

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     Section 8. 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 sexual offenders and predators. The program

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shall be interactive and age-appropriate. Each library shall

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annually report to the division the annual number of users who

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complete the education program. By April 1, 2009, the Division of

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Library and Information Services of the Department of State shall

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adopt rules for rewarding those libraries in the program grant

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application process which have had 1 percent or more of their

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annual number of users, based on the total number of registered

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borrowers from the preceding year, complete the education program

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adopted by the library. Users completing the program as a result

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of strategic partnerships or collaboration between the library

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and other entities shall be integrated into the library's annual

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report. The division shall adopt rules to allocate 10 percent of

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the 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) 32, 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 to

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promote the use of prudent online deportment and broaden

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awareness of online sexual predators and offenders;

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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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