Bill Text: NY A08347 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires the development of standards and objectives for media literacy for grades k-12.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-09 - referred to education [A08347 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A08347-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         8347
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                    January 9, 2013
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ROSENTHAL  --  read once and referred to the
         Committee on Education
       AN ACT to amend the education law, in  relation  to  media  literacy  in
         schools
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 805 to
    2  read as follows:
    3    S 805. MEDIA LITERACY. THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  DEVELOP  STANDARDS  AND
    4  OBJECTIVES  FOR  MEDIA  LITERACY FOR GRADES KINDERGARTEN THROUGH TWELVE,
    5  INCLUSIVE, WITHIN THE EXISTING CURRICULUM.  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  MAKE
    6  AVAILABLE  TO  SCHOOL  DISTRICTS  A  LIST  OF  RESOURCES  TO  AID IN THE
    7  SELECTION OF MATERIALS AND RESOURCES THAT CONTAIN SUBSTANTIVE PROVISIONS
    8  ON MEDIA LITERACY, AND WILL ENSURE THAT APPROVED MEDIA LITERACY TRAINING
    9  OPPORTUNITIES ARE MADE AVAILABLE FOR PROFESSIONAL  DEVELOPMENT  PROGRAMS
   10  FOR TEACHERS IN THE STATE.
   11    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD13089-01-3