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A01624 Summary:

BILL NOA01624 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORRosenthal

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COSPNSRButtenschon, Rivera, Kelles, Lupardo, Steck

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §801-b, Ed L

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Creates a set of media literacy standards for students in grades kindergarten through twelve which focuses on internet safety, civility and digital citizenship.

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BILL NOA01624 

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01/10/2025referred to education

01/07/2026referred to education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 1624

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 10, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, BUTTENSCHON, RIVERA, KELLES, LUPARDO
 -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to creating a set of
 media literacy standards for students in grades kindergarten through
 twelve

 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 801-b
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 801-b. Instruction in media literacy. 1. For purposes of this
 4 section, "media literacy" shall mean the ability to access, analyze,
 5 evaluate, create, and act using all forms of communication, use media
 6 and encompasses the foundational skills that lead to digital citizen-
 7 ship. "Digital citizenship" shall mean a diverse set of skills related
 8 to current technology and social media, including the norms of appropri-
 9 ate, responsible, and healthy behavior and focuses on empowering lear-
 10 ners to use online resources, applications and spaces to improve commu-
 11 nities and curate a positive and effective digital footprint.
 12 2. The regents, in conjunction with the commissioner, shall ensure
 13 that the course of instruction in grades kindergarten through twelve
 14 includes a component on media literacy. Such component shall include
 15 instruction of internet safety, civility and digital citizenship with a
 16 focus on the principles of safe, responsible use of the internet and
 17 electronic communications. The boards of education and trustees of the
 18 cities and school districts of the state shall require instruction to be
 19 given in media literacy, by the teachers employed in the schools there-
 20 in. If available, instruction in media literacy shall be provided by
 21 library media specialists employed by the schools therein.
 22 3. The commissioner, in conjunction with the regents, shall incorpo-
 23 rate existing state media literacy standards into the component
 24 described in subdivision two of this section and create a clear and

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03953-01-5

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 1 coherent set of media literacy education standards, which shall include,
 2 but not be limited to, the following skills, experiences and competen-
 3 cies:
 4 a. reading experiences balanced between literature and informational
 5 texts, which include both print and digital sources;
 6 b. integration and evaluation of content and information presented in
 7 diverse media and formats including visual, quantitative and oral;
 8 c. use of technology and digital tools, including the internet, for
 9 writing and drawing to increase learning and communication and to inter-
 10 act and collaborate with others;
 11 d. writing of informative and explanatory texts to examine and convey
 12 complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effec-
 13 tive selection, organization and analysis of content, including multime-
 14 dia;
 15 e. strategic use of digital media and visual displays to express
 16 information and enhance understanding of presentations;
 17 f. the ability to assess how point of view or purpose shapes the
 18 content and style of a text, drawing on a wide range of global and
 19 diverse texts;
 20 g. gathering of relevant information from multiple sources and assess-
 21 ing the credibility and accuracy of such sources, to be able to inte-
 22 grate such information in writing without