IN SR0008

Urges the legislative council to assign an appropriate study committee to examine creating permanent funding for child rescue programs and investigations of Internet crimes against children.

Cites the case of Alicia Kozakiewicz, who was abducted at age 13 by someone she met on the Internet and later rescued by an FBI team.

Notes that less than 2% of known child exploitation cases are investigated due to lack of dedicated federal resources.

References Alicia's Law as model legislation that creates a dedicated revenue source for law enforcement units combating child sexual exploitation.

Identifies successful legislative campaigns implementing this concept in Virginia, Texas, Arizona, Hawaii, Idaho, California, Kentucky, and Tennessee.