Relates to requiring the department of education to provide school districts with a list of resources and instructional materials on media literacy; defines terms.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 22, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. ROZIC -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring the depart-
ment of education to provide school districts with a list of resources
and instructional materials on media literacy
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 756 to
2 read as follows:
3 § 756. Media literacy materials. 1. For the purposes of this section,
4 the following terms shall have the following meanings:
5 a. "digital citizenship" means a diverse set of skills related to
6 current technology and social media, including the norms of appropriate,
7 responsible, and healthy behavior.
8 b. "media literacy" means the ability to access, analyze, evaluate,
9 and use media and encompasses the foundational skills that lead to
10 digital citizenship.
11 2. On or before July first, two thousand twenty, the department shall
12 make available to school districts on its internet website a list of
13 resources and instructional materials on media literacy, including media
14 literacy professional development programs for teachers.
15 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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