SCS/HB 1906 - This act re-authorizes a grant program that expired in September of 2013 that supplied grants to law enforcement agencies investigating Internet sex crimes against children. The program is reauthorized for a period from August 28, 2014 until December 31, 2024. In addition, this act repeals a provision requiring the General Assembly to annually appropriate $3 million to the Cyber Crime Investigation Fund.
Under current law, grants may be awarded from the fund to pay the salaries of detectives and computer forensic personnel. This act allows the grants to be used to pay the salaries of assistant prosecuting attorneys.
In addition, this act adds the executive director of the Missouri Office of Prosecution Services to a panel of officials who award grants from the fund.
This provision is similar to a provision of the truly agreed to and finally passed CCS/SS/SCS/HCS/HB 1231 (2014), HCS/HB 1448 (2014), the truly agreed to and finally passed CCS#2/HCS/SB 621 (2014), and the truly agreed to and finally passed HCS/SS/SB 575 (2014).
MEGHAN LUECKE