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Assembly Bill A8735

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Provides that school districts may provide instruction in digital literacy

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2013-A8735 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2855
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง814, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S6479

2013-A8735 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that school districts may provide instruction in digital literacy.

2013-A8735 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8735

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 7, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- 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 TO USE TECHNOLOGY  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 TO
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.
                                                           LBD06734-01-3

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