MO HB1906

Creates the "Cyber Crime Investigation Fund" administered by the Department of Public Safety to support multijurisdictional Internet cyber crime law enforcement task forces and other agencies investigating Internet sex crimes against children.

Establishes a grant program funded by the cyber crime investigation fund to pay salaries for detectives, assistant prosecuting and circuit attorneys, and computer forensic personnel focused on investigating Internet sex crimes against children, as well as training and equipment costs.

Creates a seven-member panel including the Department of Public Safety director, representatives from the Missouri Police Chiefs Association, Missouri Sheriffs' Association, Missouri State Troopers Association, Missouri House of Representatives, Missouri Senate, and the executive director of the Missouri Office of Prosecution Services to award grants.

Requires local matching funds or in-kind resources from grant applicants and prioritizes funding for newly hired detectives and computer forensic personnel; limits administrative costs to three percent of fund moneys.

Extends the sunset date of the cyber crime investigation program to August 28, 2024, and removes the previous requirement for the General Assembly to appropriate three million dollars annually to the fund beginning in fiscal year 2010.