HB 1098 — An Act amending the act of November 22, 1978 (P.L.1166, No.274), referred to as the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency Law, providing for Investigation and Prosecution of Internet Crimes Against Children Program.

PRINTER'S NO.   1212

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 1098
                                               Session of
                                                 2025

     INTRODUCED BY ORTITAY, BENHAM, COOK, MADDEN, SANCHEZ, GAYDOS AND
        RIVERA, APRIL 1, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, APRIL 1, 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. 31 (relating to sexual
 8      offenses) committed on the Internet against individuals under
 9      18 years of age;
10            (2)   to provide grants to task forces which receive
11      funding under 34 U.S.C. Ch. 211 Subch. I (relating to
12      national strategy for child exploitation prevention and
13      interdiction) to supplement Federal funding received under 34
14      U.S.C. § 21116 (relating to ICAC grant program); or
15            (3)   to provide grants for the purpose of training
16      members of task forces under paragraphs (1) and (2) in the
17      best practices of detecting, investigating and prosecuting
18      violations of 18 Pa.C.S. Ch. 31 committed on the Internet
19      against individuals under 18 years of age or the purposes of
20      a task force under 34 U.S.C. § 21113 (relating to purpose of
21      ICAC task forces).
22      (c)   Guidelines.--The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and
23   Delinquency shall adopt guidelines for the administration of the
24   Investigation and Prosecution of Internet Crimes Against
25   Children Program and a scoring process for the awarding of
26   grants, which shall include consideration of geographical
27   dispersion of task forces under subsection (b).
28      (d)   Funding.--Grants received under the Investigation and
29   Prosecution of Internet Crimes Against Children Program shall be
30   in addition to funding under 34 U.S.C. Ch. 211 Subch. I or any

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1   other Federal or State funding.
2      Section 2.   This act shall take effect immediately.




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