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CA AB2284

Bill

Status

Engrossed

5/25/2022

Primary Sponsor

Jesse Gabriel

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Origin

State Assembly

2021-2022 Session

AI Summary

  • Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to allocate funding to school districts, county offices of education, charter schools, and state special schools for purchasing standards-aligned instructional materials in media literacy and digital literacy for kindergarten through grade 12.

  • Allocates funds on a per-unit basis of regular average daily attendance as reported in the 2019-20 fiscal year, with funding available for encumbrance through the 2025-26 fiscal year.

  • Permits use of funds for professional development in digital literacy and media literacy for certificated employees, administrators, and paraprofessional educators, aligned to state board-adopted model school library standards.

  • Defines "digital literacy and media literacy" to include cyberbullying prevention, digital literacy skills, information literacy, internet safety, media literacy, news literacy, and synthetic media understanding.

  • Makes the program contingent upon an appropriation being made in the annual Budget Act or another statute.

Legislative Description

Pupil instruction: digital literacy and media literacy grant program.

Last Action

In committee: Held under submission.

8/11/2022

Committee Referrals

Appropriations6/22/2022
Education6/1/2022
Rules5/26/2022
Appropriations4/21/2022
Education3/3/2022

Full Bill Text

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