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Assembly Bill A9318

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to digital literacy instruction for students in grades kindergarten through twelve

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2011-A9318 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง814, Ed L

2011-A9318 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to digital literacy instruction for students in grades kindergarten through twelve; requires preparation on how to use technology and the internet to access, evaluate, create and share information in an appropriate, effective and safe manner.

2011-A9318 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  9318

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 16, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  REILLY,  BENEDETTO,  COLTON,  CRESPO, GALEF,
  GUNTHER, JAFFEE,  LINARES,  M. MILLER,  P. RIVERA,  ROBINSON,  TITONE,
  TITUS  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  -- M. of A.   BOYLAND, GIBSON, HIKIND,
  McENENY, ORTIZ, SCARBOROUGH -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Education

AN ACT to amend the education  law,  in  relation  to  digital  literacy
  instruction

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 814 of the education law, as added by  chapter  526
of  the  laws of 2006, subdivision 3 as added by chapter 545 of the laws
of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
  S 814. Courses of study in DIGITAL LITERACY, TO INCLUDE internet safe-
ty. 1. Any school district in the state may provide, to pupils in grades
kindergarten through twelve, instruction designed to promote the  proper
and safe use of the internet AND PREPARE STUDENTS ON HOW TO USE TECHNOL-
OGY  AND  THE INTERNET TO ACCESS, EVALUATE, CREATE AND SHARE INFORMATION
IN AN APPROPRIATE, EFFECTIVE AND SAFE MANNER.
  2. The commissioner shall provide technical assistance  to  assist  in
the  development  of  curricula for such courses of study 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 AND
DEVELOP DIGITALLY LITERATE STUDENTS.
  3. The commissioner shall develop age-appropriate resources and  tech-
nical  assistance  for  schools  to  provide to students in grades three
through twelve and their parents or legal guardians concerning the  safe
and  responsible  use  of the internet. The resources shall include, but
not be limited to, information regarding how child predators may use the
internet to lure and exploit children, protecting personal  information,
internet scams and cyber-bullying.
  S  2.  This  act  shall  take  effect  on  the first of September next
succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14399-01-2

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