HB1098: Providing for Investigation and Prosecution of Internet Crimes Against Children Program.

1595 PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1212 PRINTER'S NO. THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL 1098 Session of No. 2025 INTRODUCED BY ORTITAY, BENHAM, COOK, MADDEN, SANCHEZ, GAYDOS AND RIVERA, APRIL 1, 2025 AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, MAY 5, 2025 AN ACT 1 Amending the act of November 22, 1978 (P.L.1166, No.274), 2 entitled "An act establishing the Pennsylvania Commission on 3 Crime and Delinquency, providing for its powers and duties 4 establishing several advisory committees within the 5 commission and providing for their powers and duties," 6 providing for Investigation and Prosecution of Internet 7 Crimes Against Children Program. 8 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 9 hereby enacts as follows: 10 Section 1. The act of November 22, 1978 (P.L.1166, No.274), 11 referred to as the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and 12 Delinquency Law, is amended by adding a section to read: 13 Section 7.3. Investigation and Prosecution of Internet Crimes 14 Against Children Program. 15 (a) Establishment.--The Investigation and Prosecution of 16 Internet Crimes Against Children Program is established as a 17 program within the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and 18 Delinquency. 19 (b) Use.--Money available to the Pennsylvania Commission on 20 Crime and Delinquency for the Investigation and Prosecution of

1 Internet Crimes Against Children Program shall be used for the 2 following purposes: 3 (1) to provide grants to law enforcement agencies to 4 establish or support task forces of State or local 5 investigators and prosecutors, which may include forensic 6 specialists and education specialists, to investigate and 7 prosecute violations of 18 Pa.C.S. Ch . CHS. 30 (RELATING T O <-- 8 HUMAN TRAFFICKING) AN D 31 (relating to sexual offenses ) AN D <-- 9 18 PA.C.S. §§ 6312 (RELATING TO SEXUAL ABUSE OF CHILDREN), 10 6318 (RELATING TO UNLAWFUL CONTACT WITH MINOR) AND 6320 11 (RELATING TO SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN ) committed o n 12 the Internet against individuals under 18 years of age; 13 (2) to provide grants to task forces which receive 14 funding under 34 U.S.C. Ch. 211 Subch. I (relating to 15 national strategy for child exploitation prevention and 16 interdiction) to supplement Federal funding received under 34 17 U.S.C. § 21116 (relating to ICAC grant program); or 18 (3) to provide grants for the purpose of training 19 members of task forces under paragraphs (1) and (2) in the 20 best practices of detecting, investigating and prosecuting 21 violations of 18 Pa.C.S. Ch. 3 1 CHS. 30 AND 31 AND 18 PA.C.S . <-- 22 §§ 6312, 6318 AND 632 0 committed on the Internet agains t 23 individuals under 18 years of age or the purposes of a task 24 force under 34 U.S.C. § 21113 (relating to purpose of ICAC 25 task forces). 26 (c) Guidelines.--The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and 27 Delinquency shall adopt guidelines for the administration of the 28 Investigation and Prosecution of Internet Crimes Against 29 Children Program and a scoring process for the awarding of 30 grants, which shall include consideration of geographical 20250HB1098PN1595 - 2 -

1 dispersion of task forces under subsection (b). 2 (d) Funding.--Grants received under the Investigation and 3 Prosecution of Internet Crimes Against Children Program shall be 4 in addition to funding under 34 U.S.C. Ch. 211 Subch. I or any 5 other Federal or State funding. 6 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately. 20250HB1098PN1595 - 3 -