(1) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the “Florida Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Funding Program Act.”
(2) LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.—The Legislature finds that the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program administered by the United States Department of Justice helps state and local law enforcement agencies develop an effective response to technology-facilitated child sexual exploitation and Internet crimes against children. This help encompasses forensic and investigative components, training and technical assistance, victim services, and community education. The program is a national network of 61 coordinated task forces representing over 5,400 federal, state, and local law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies. The Legislature intends to create an account dedicated to combating Internet crimes against children, promoting education on Internet safety to minors and to the public, and rescuing child victims from abuse and exploitation.
(3) DEFINITION.—The term “task force” means an Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force program located in this state which is recognized by the United States Department of Justice.
(4) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Funding Program is created within the department to provide a stable funding source for the task forces.(a) Funding for the program shall consist of moneys appropriated by the Legislature. Program funds may be used only to support the administration and activities of law enforcement agencies in their efforts to combat Internet crimes against children, including the funding of personnel, overtime pay, training, travel, and technology purchases.
(b) Moneys appropriated to the program must be distributed in the following amounts:1. Eighty percent divided equally among the task forces; and
2. Twenty percent to the department to support its efforts in combating Internet crimes against children.
(5) RULEMAKING.—The department may adopt rules to implement and administer this section.
