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Introduced
01/27/2025
01/27/2025
In Committee
01/27/2025
01/27/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2025-2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An act relating to the public school system, including certain provisions applicable as well to private and parochial schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the laws relating thereto," in terms and courses of study, providing for media literacy education.
AI Summary
This bill amends the Public School Code of 1949 to require the Pennsylvania Department of Education to develop a media literacy curriculum for kindergarten through 12th-grade students within six months of the bill's effective date. The curriculum will be mandatory for school districts and aims to help students develop critical thinking skills related to media consumption. Specifically, the curriculum will cover topics such as understanding how media messages shape society, identifying marketing strategies, recognizing persuasion techniques, identifying bias and misinformation, understanding incomplete narratives, and evaluating media messages through personal experiences and values. The State Board of Education must publish the curriculum on its website, and the Department of Education must provide additional resources and professional development opportunities for teachers to support media literacy education. The bill will take effect 60 days after its passage, with school districts expected to incorporate the media literacy component into their curriculum beginning with the next school year.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (26)
Tim Briggs (D)*,
Anthony Bellmon (D),
Tim Brennan (D),
Andre Carroll (D),
Missy Cerrato (D),
Joe Ciresi (D),
Kyle Donahue (D),
Elizabeth Fiedler (D),
Bob Freeman (D),
José Giral (D),
Roni Green (D),
Nancy Guenst (D),
Carol Hill-Evans (D),
Joe Hohenstein (D),
Mary Isaacson (D),
Malcolm Kenyatta (D),
Tarik Khan (D),
Rick Krajewski (D),
Ed Neilson (D),
Jenn O'Mara (D),
Danielle Otten (D),
Darisha Parker (D),
Chris Pielli (D),
Ben Sanchez (D),
Ben Waxman (D),
Joseph Webster (D),
Last Action
Referred to Education (on 01/27/2025)
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