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NY A08947
Bill
Status
7/16/2025
Primary Sponsor
Rebecca Seawright
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AI Summary
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Establishes the "Youth & Teen Internet Safety and Social Media Literacy Act," allowing any school district to provide instruction on proper and safe use of the internet, social media, and artificial intelligence for students in grades K-12
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Requires the Commissioner of Education to provide technical assistance for developing age-appropriate curricula tailored to successive grade levels
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Mandates development of resources for grades 6-12 covering time management, social media addiction, behavioral manipulation, cyberbullying identification, predatory behavior recognition, copyright laws, and consequences of sharing sexually explicit content
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Requires separate age-appropriate resources for grades 3-5 addressing similar topics including internet safety, personal security, preventing oversharing of personal information, and reporting suspicious behavior
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Permits instruction to be based on peer-to-peer observational learning and modeling concepts, with resources also provided to parents and legal guardians
Legislative Description
Enacts the "youth & teen internet safety and social media literacy act"; directs the commissioner of education to provide technical assistance to school districts for the development of curricula for such study of courses which shall be age appropriate and developed according to the needs and abilities of pupils at successive grade levels in order to provide awareness, skills, information, and support to aid in the safe usage of the internet, social media, and artificial intelligence.
Last Action
referred to education
1/7/2026