Senate Bill S8215

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to creating a set of media literacy standards for students in grades kindergarten through twelve

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-S8215 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8222
Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §801-b, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A1695

2021-S8215 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2021-S8215 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S8215 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8215
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 2, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  RYAN  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed 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:
 
   Section  1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 801-b
 to read as follows:
   § 801-B. INSTRUCTION IN MEDIA LITERACY.    1.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS
 SECTION,  "MEDIA  LITERACY"  SHALL  MEAN THE ABILITY TO ACCESS, ANALYZE,
 EVALUATE, CREATE, AND ACT USING ALL FORMS OF  COMMUNICATION,  USE  MEDIA
 AND  ENCOMPASSES  THE  FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS THAT LEAD TO DIGITAL CITIZEN-
 SHIP. "DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP" SHALL MEAN A DIVERSE SET OF  SKILLS  RELATED
 TO CURRENT TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIAL MEDIA, INCLUDING THE NORMS OF APPROPRI-
 ATE,  RESPONSIBLE,  AND HEALTHY BEHAVIOR AND FOCUSES ON EMPOWERING LEAR-
 NERS TO USE ONLINE RESOURCES, APPLICATIONS AND SPACES TO IMPROVE  COMMU-
 NITIES AND CURATE A POSITIVE AND EFFECTIVE DIGITAL FOOTPRINT.
   2.  THE  REGENTS,  IN  CONJUNCTION WITH THE COMMISSIONER, SHALL ENSURE
 THAT THE COURSE OF INSTRUCTION IN  GRADES  KINDERGARTEN  THROUGH  TWELVE
 INCLUDES  A  COMPONENT  ON MEDIA LITERACY.  SUCH COMPONENT SHALL INCLUDE
 INSTRUCTION OF INTERNET SAFETY, CIVILITY AND DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP WITH  A
 FOCUS  ON  THE  PRINCIPLES  OF SAFE, RESPONSIBLE USE OF THE INTERNET AND
 ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS.  THE BOARDS OF EDUCATION AND TRUSTEES OF  THE
 CITIES AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS OF THE STATE SHALL REQUIRE INSTRUCTION TO BE
 GIVEN  IN MEDIA LITERACY, BY THE TEACHERS EMPLOYED IN THE SCHOOLS THERE-
 IN.  IF AVAILABLE, INSTRUCTION IN MEDIA LITERACY SHALL  BE  PROVIDED  BY
 LIBRARY MEDIA SPECIALISTS EMPLOYED BY THE SCHOOLS THEREIN.
   3.  THE  COMMISSIONER, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE REGENTS, SHALL INCORPO-
 RATE  EXISTING  STATE  MEDIA  LITERACY  STANDARDS  INTO  THE   COMPONENT
 DESCRIBED  IN  SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF  THIS SECTION AND CREATE A CLEAR AND
 COHERENT SET OF MEDIA LITERACY EDUCATION STANDARDS, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE,
 BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING SKILLS, EXPERIENCES  AND  COMPETEN-
 CIES:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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