AZ SB1705

Arizona Department of Education must identify best practices and recommendations for digital citizenship and media literacy instruction by January 15, 2022, and make resources and instructional materials available to school districts and charter schools on its website.

Department must establish a digital citizenship and media literacy advisory committee including school superintendents, digital citizenship experts, media literacy experts, school librarians, parents, teachers, and administrators to develop best practices and may recommend academic standard revisions, state educational technology plans, and model policies.

Beginning in the 2022-2023 school year, school districts and charter schools must annually review and amend their digital citizenship and media literacy policies by consulting with parents, teachers, librarians, administrators, students, and community experts.

"Digital citizenship" is defined as skills related to current technology and social media including norms of appropriate, responsible, and healthy behavior; "media literacy" is defined as the ability to access, analyze, evaluate, and use media with foundational skills leading to digital citizenship.