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CA AB2284
Bill
Status
5/25/2022
Primary Sponsor
Jesse Gabriel
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AI Summary
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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