Bill Text: CT SB00949 | 2017 | General Assembly | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: An Act Creating An Advisory Council Relating To Digital Citizenship, Internet Safety And Media Literacy.

Sponsorship: Committee Bill

Status: (Passed) 2017-06-27 - Signed by the Governor [SB00949 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2017-SB00949-Comm_Sub.html

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General Assembly		Raised Bill No. 949
January Session, 2017		LCO No. 4677
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Referred to Committee on EDUCATION
Introduced by:
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AN ACT CREATING AN ADVISORY COUNCIL RELATING TO DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP, INTERNET SAFETY AND MEDIA LITERACY.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2017) There is established a Digital Citizenship, Internet Safety and Media Literacy Advisory Council within the Department of Education. The council shall consist of teachers, librarians, representatives from parent-teacher organizations and persons with expertise in digital citizenship, Internet safety and media literacy, as appointed by the Commissioner of Education. The council shall provide recommendations to the State Board of Education regarding (1) best practices relating to instruction in digital citizenship, Internet safety and media literacy, and (2) methods of instructing students to safely, ethically, responsibly and effectively use media and technology resources.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1	July 1, 2017	New section

ED

Joint Favorable