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A08947 Summary:

BILL NOA08947 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORSeawright

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Rpld & add §814, Ed L

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Enacts the "youth & teen internet safety and social media literacy act"; directs the commissioner of education to provide technical assistance to school districts for the development of curricula for such study of courses which shall be age appropriate and developed according to the needs and abilities of pupils at successive grade levels in order to provide awareness, skills, information, and support to aid in the safe usage of the internet, social media, and artificial intelligence.

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BILL NOA08947 

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07/16/2025referred to education

01/07/2026referred to education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 8947

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 July 16, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. SEAWRIGHT -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing the
 "youth & teen internet safety and social media literacy act"; and to
 repeal certain provisions of law relating thereto

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

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "youth & teen internet safety and social media literacy act".
 3 § 2. Section 814 of the education law is REPEALED and a new section
 4 814 is added to read as follows:
 5 § 814. Courses of study in youth and teen internet safety and social
 6 media literacy. 1. Any school district in the state may provide, to
 7 pupils in grades kindergarten through twelve, instruction designed to
 8 promote the proper and safe use of the internet, social media, and arti-
 9 ficial intelligence.
 10 2. The commissioner shall provide technical assistance to assist in
 11 the development of curricula for such courses of study which shall be
 12 age appropriate and developed according to the needs and abilities of
 13 pupils at successive grade levels in order to provide awareness, skills,
 14 information, and support to aid in the safe usage of the internet,
 15 social media, and artificial intelligence.
 16 3. (a) The commissioner shall develop age-appropriate resources and
 17 technical assistance for schools to provide to students in grades six
 18 through twelve and their parents or legal guardians concerning the safe
 19 and responsible use of the internet, social media, and artificial intel-
 20 ligence.
 21 (b) Such resources shall include, but are not limited to:
 22 (i) Time management and healthy behaviors on the internet and social
 23 media;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13248-02-5

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 1 (ii) The negative effects of the internet and social media, including
 2 addiction to social media;
 3 (iii) The distribution of information on social media;
 4 (iv) How social media can manipulate behavior;
 5 (v) The permanency of sharing materials online;
 6 (vi) How to use the internet and social media safely, including:
 7 (A) Maintaining personal security;
 8 (B) Preventing oversharing of personally identifiable information;
 9 (C) Identifying cyberbullying, predatory behavior, and inappropriate
 10 content; and
 11 (D) How to report suspicious or criminal behavior encountered on
 12 social media;
 13 (vii) Copyright laws on written material, photographs, music, videos,
 14 and other forms of media; and
 15 (viii) The legal and non-legal consequences of sharing sexually
 16 explicit content or materials whether online or in person.
 17 4. (a) The commissioner shall develop age-appropriate resources and
 18 technical assistance for schools to provide to students in grades three
 19 through five and their parents or legal guardians concerning the safe
 20 and responsible use of the internet, social media, and artificial intel-
 21 ligence.
 22 (b) These resources shall include but are not limited to:
 23 (i) Time management and healthy behaviors on the internet and s