Bill Text: IL HJR0009 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Engrossed
Bill Title: Creates the Illinois Media Literacy Task Force to assess the media habits of Illinois youth and create possible policies to be implemented in the State of Illinois.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-07-02 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HJR0009 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HJR0009-Engrossed.html
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| 1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 9
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The average American teenager is exposed to nine | ||||||
| 3 | hours of media a day, excluding school and homework; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Half of younger adults live in a household with | ||||||
| 5 | three or more smartphones; more than nine in ten 18 to | ||||||
| 6 | 29-year-olds (96%) say they live in a household with at least | ||||||
| 7 | one smartphone, and 51% of young adults say their home contains | ||||||
| 8 | three or more such devices; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, On a typical day, 8–18 year olds spend | ||||||
| 10 | approximately 4.39 hours viewing television, 2.31 hours | ||||||
| 11 | listening to music, 1.29 hours using computers, and 1.13 hours | ||||||
| 12 | playing video games; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Consumption of certain media content by youth has | ||||||
| 14 | been linked to issues such as self-esteem and body image, | ||||||
| 15 | suggesting that young people lack the skills to be critical of | ||||||
| 16 | media; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Studies indicate youth lack some basic media | ||||||
| 18 | literacy skills; in one recent global study, U.S. millennials | ||||||
| 19 | ranked last or in the bottom 50% out of 22 countries for | ||||||
| 20 | numeracy, literacy, and problem-solving skills; therefore, be | ||||||
| 21 | it
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| 1 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 2 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | ||||||
| 3 | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there is created the Illinois | ||||||
| 4 | Media Literacy Task Force whose purpose is the following: | ||||||
| 5 | (1) To assess the media habits of Illinois youth; | ||||||
| 6 | (2) To identify the influence of media on Illinois | ||||||
| 7 | youth in the State of Illinois, specifically focusing on | ||||||
| 8 | mental, emotional, and physical health; | ||||||
| 9 | (3) To identify the key factors in building a strong | ||||||
| 10 | competency in media literacy among Illinois youth, K-12; | ||||||
| 11 | (4) To identify already existing models around the | ||||||
| 12 | country that create public education curricula for media | ||||||
| 13 | literacy; and | ||||||
| 14 | (5) To identify existing legislation around the | ||||||
| 15 | country that attempts to resolve the implications | ||||||
| 16 | specified by this Task Force; and be it further
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| 17 | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall consist of the
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| 18 | following members: | ||||||
| 19 | (1) The Governor, or his or her designee, who will
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| 20 | serve as Chair; | ||||||
| 21 | (2) The Superintendent of the Illinois State Board of
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| 22 | Education, or his or her designee; | ||||||
| 23 | (3) Two members of the House of Representatives, one | ||||||
| 24 | appointed by the Speaker and one by the Minority Leader; | ||||||
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| 1 | (4) Two members of the Senate, one
appointed by the | ||||||
| 2 | President and one by the Minority
Leader; and | ||||||
| 3 | (5) Four members appointed by the Governor, or his or
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| 4 | her designee, who are residents of the State of Illinois
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| 5 | and represent public and private organizations who have
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| 6 | experience in (1) statewide curriculum building for public | ||||||
| 7 | education programs, (2) researching and implementing | ||||||
| 8 | substantive findings in media literacy, (3) pediatrics and | ||||||
| 9 | the impact of technology and media on youth, and (4) policy | ||||||
| 10 | advocates who have experience in developing legislative | ||||||
| 11 | responses to community issues; and be it further
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| 12 | RESOLVED, That the Task Force members shall serve without
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| 13 | compensation; if a vacancy occurs, a replacement shall be
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| 14 | appointed by the Chair of the Task Force; and be it further
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| 15 | RESOLVED, That the Task Force will have four scheduled | ||||||
| 16 | meetings, but otherwise shall meet at the
call of the Chair; | ||||||
| 17 | and be it further
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| 18 | RESOLVED, That in addition to whatever policies or
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| 19 | procedures it may adopt, all operations of the Task Force will
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| 20 | be subject to the provision of the Illinois Freedom of
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| 21 | Information Act (5 ILCS 140/1 et seq.) and the Illinois Open
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| 22 | Meeting Act (5 ILCS 120/1 et seq.); and be it further
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| 1 | RESOLVED, That the Illinois State Board of Education shall | ||||||
| 2 | provide administrative support; and be it further
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| 3 | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall submit its final report
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| 4 | to the Governor and General Assembly by December 31, 2019, and | ||||||
| 5 | upon the filing of its report, the Task Force is dissolved.
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