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A00150 Summary:

BILL NOA00150 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORRosenthal (MS)

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COSPNSRKelles, Griffin

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MLTSPNSRSimon

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Add §756, Ed L

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Directs the commissioner of education to appoint a media literacy advisory committee to study the teaching of media literacy; requires such committee to annually review policy on media literacy.

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BILL NOA00150 

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01/08/2025referred to education

01/07/2026referred to education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 150

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, KELLES -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
 A. SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education

 AN ACT to direct the commissioner of education to appoint a media liter-
 acy advisory committee to study the teaching of media literacy; and to
 amend the education law, in relation to creating a media literacy
 advisory committee to annually review policy and procedures on media
 literacy

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. For purposes of this act, "media literacy" shall be consid-
 2 ered a broad term that encompasses consumption and production of media
 3 and digital products and is defined as the ability to access, analyze,
 4 evaluate, act and create with all forms of communication, and encom-
 5 passes the foundational skills of digital citizenship and internet safe-
 6 ty including the norms of appropriate, responsible, healthy behavior,
 7 and cyberbullying prevention.
 8 § 2. The commissioner of education, in cooperation with experts in
 9 media literacy, the board of regents of the university of the state of
 10 New York, and stakeholders including educators and parents, shall
 11 appoint a media literacy advisory committee ("committee") to conduct a
 12 study on teaching of media literacy in schools.
 13 § 3. The committee shall make a report of its findings, including any
 14 recommendations for legislative action as it may deem necessary and
 15 appropriate, best practices for instruction that provides guidance about
 16 thoughtful, safe, and strategic uses of online and other media resources
 17 and education on how to apply critical thinking skills when consuming
 18 and producing media in any form. These recommendations and best prac-
 19 tices may include, but are not limited to:
 20 (a) revisions to state education standards and the state instructional
 21 technology plan;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01340-01-5

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 1 (b) revisions to policies and procedures on media literacy, including
 2 digital citizenship and internet safety;
 3 (c) school district processes necessary to develop customized school
 4 district policies and procedures on electronic resources and internet
 5 safety that can be used within a school district technology plan;
 6 (d) best practices, resources, and models for instruction in media
 7 literacy;
 8 (e) best practices, resources, and models for instruction of digital
 9 citizenship, including media literacy, that are compliant with the
 10 federal universal service e-rate program administered by the schools and
 11 libraries division of the universal service administrative company and
 12 federal mandates established in the federal children's internet
 13 protection act; and
 14 (f) strategies that will support school districts in local implementa-
 15 tion of the best practices and recommendations developed by the commit-
 16 tee, including strategies for delivering professional development to
 17 educators and administrators.
 18 § 4. The report required by section three of this act shall be deliv-
 19 ered to the governor, the temporary president of the senate and the
 20 speaker of the assembly no later than one year after the effective date
 21 of this act.
 22 § 5. The education law is amended by adding a new section 756 to read
 23 as follows:
 24 § 756. Annual review of media literacy poli