CA AB873

Requires the Instructional Quality Commission to consider incorporating Model Library Standards into the English Language Arts/English Language Development (ELA/ELD) curriculum framework when next revised after January 1, 2024.

Requires the commission to consider incorporating media literacy content at each grade level in the ELA/ELD framework revision.

Requires the commission to consider incorporating media literacy content into mathematics, science, and history-social science curriculum frameworks when those frameworks are next revised after January 1, 2024.

Defines "media literacy" as the ability to access, analyze, evaluate, and use media and information, encompassing foundational skills that lead to digital citizenship.

Defines "digital citizenship" as a diverse set of skills related to current technology and social media, including the norms of appropriate, responsible, and healthy behavior.