CA AB809

Requires school districts and county offices of education to provide instruction in cyber hygiene education at least once during kindergarten and grades 1-6, and at least once during grades 7-12.

Cyber hygiene education curriculum must include account maintenance, secure website recognition, source evaluation, content maintenance, safe online behavior, computer literacy, and community responsibility, adapted to pupil age levels.

Declares the legislative intent to provide pupils with knowledge and skills to protect themselves while using technology, develop healthy attitudes about social media and personal information online, and understand security issues surrounding technology use.

Establishes that if the Commission on State Mandates determines the bill contains state-mandated costs, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts shall be made pursuant to existing statutory procedures under Government Code Section 17500 et seq.

Identifies as a state-mandated local program due to imposing additional requirements on school districts and county offices of education.