They are proposing a fix to the enforcement issue, as well as a requirement that 80 percent of the money collected in fines to be spent on cyber safety programs for children and teens.
The bill, which is still being finalized, does not yet have a sponsor in the House. But House Criminal Justice Subcommittee Chairman Carlos Trujillo, R-Miami, said he supports fixing the law.
[Sen. Joseph Abruzzo, D-Wellington] considers the move a high priority.
“At the end of the day, I don’t want minors to have to register as sex offenders and alter their lives for the worse,” he said. “That’s the goal.”
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