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NY A00120
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/8/2025
Primary Sponsor
Linda Rosenthal
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AI Summary
- Directs the Commissioner of Education to appoint a 9-member media literacy advisory group consisting of staff from school library systems, school libraries, and higher education institutions with library/information studies programs
- Requires all members to possess New York state public librarian certification and a master's degree in library sciences or equivalent experience
- Mandates the group survey every school district to assess current media literacy practices, resources, and how digital citizenship and media literacy education are integrated into curriculum
- Requires a report with recommendations for legislative action, best practices for safe and strategic use of online/media resources, and guidance on applying critical thinking skills when consuming and producing media
- Report must be delivered to the governor, senate president, and assembly speaker within one year and published on the department's website
Legislative Description
Directs the commissioner of education to appoint a media literacy advisory group to study the teaching of media literacy; requires such group to survey all school districts on the media literacy practices of and the current media literacy resources available to each district, to inquire how districts are currently integrating digital citizenship and media literacy education in their curriculum.
Last Action
referred to education
1/7/2026
Committee Referrals
Education1/8/2025
Full Bill Text
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