| 15 | 15 | | An act relating to the Online Sting Operations Grant 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | Program; creating s. 943.0411, F.S.; creating the 3 |
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| 17 | 17 | | Online Sting Operations Grant Program within the 4 |
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| 18 | 18 | | Department of Law Enforcement to support local law 5 |
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| 19 | 19 | | enforcement agencies in creating certain sting 6 |
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| 20 | 20 | | operations to protect children; requiring the 7 |
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| 21 | 21 | | department to annually award grant funds to local law 8 |
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| 22 | 22 | | enforcement agencies; providing funding requirements; 9 |
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| 23 | 23 | | authorizing the department to establish criteria and 10 |
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| 24 | 24 | | set specific time periods for the acceptance of 11 |
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| 25 | 25 | | applications and the selection process for awarding 12 |
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| 26 | 26 | | grant funds; providing an effective date. 13 |
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| 28 | 28 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 15 |
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| 30 | 30 | | Section 1. Section 943.0411, Florida Statutes, is created 17 |
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| 31 | 31 | | to read: 18 |
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| 32 | 32 | | 943.0411 Online Sting Operations Grant Program for local 19 |
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| 33 | 33 | | law enforcement agencies to protect children. — 20 |
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| 34 | 34 | | (1) There is created within the department the Online 21 |
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| 35 | 35 | | Sting Operations Grant P rogram to award grants to local law 22 |
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| 36 | 36 | | enforcement agencies to support their creation of sting 23 |
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| 37 | 37 | | operations to target individuals online preying upon children or 24 |
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| 38 | 38 | | attempting to do so. 25 |
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| 51 | 51 | | (2) The department shall annually award to local law 26 |
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| 52 | 52 | | enforcement agencies an y funds specifically appropriated for the 27 |
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| 53 | 53 | | grant program to cover expenses related to computers, 28 |
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| 54 | 54 | | electronics, software, and other related necessary supplies. 29 |
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| 55 | 55 | | Grants must be provided to local law enforcement agencies if 30 |
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| 56 | 56 | | funds are appropriated for that purpos e by law. The total amount 31 |
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| 57 | 57 | | of grants awarded may not exceed funding appropriated for the 32 |
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| 58 | 58 | | grant program. 33 |
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| 59 | 59 | | (3) The department may establish criteria and set specific 34 |
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| 60 | 60 | | time periods for the acceptance of applications and for the 35 |
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| 61 | 61 | | selection process for awarding grant funds. 36 |
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| 62 | 62 | | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 37 |
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