New York Assembly Bill 8891

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 26 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-26 - referred to education
Pending: Assembly Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Enacts the "media literacy act"; requires teachers and library media specialists to complete professional development related to media literacy education; requires a school library media specialist in each elementary, intermediate, middle, junior high and senior high school; directs the commissioner of education to appoint a media literacy advisory committee to study the teaching of media literacy; creates a media literacy advisory committee to annually review policy and procedures on media literacy.

Enacts the "media literacy act"; requires teachers and library media specialists to complete professional development related to media literacy education; requires a school library media specialist in each elementary, intermediate, middle, junior high and senior high school; directs the commissioner of education to appoint a media literacy advisory committee to study the teaching of media literacy; creates a media literacy advisory committee to annually review policy and procedures on media literacy.

Asm. Linda Rosenthal [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-26	Assembly	referred to education

S08217 (Same As) 2024-01-16 - REFERRED TO EDUCATION

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A8891
Text	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A08891&term=2023&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#A08891