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This bill establishes the Educational Technology Impact Advisory Council, a new body within the Missouri Department of Education composed of up to 25 members representing diverse educational stakeholders, including school boards, teachers, parents, healthcare professionals, and educational experts. The council will be required to meet at least four times per year for a minimum of two hours per meeting to review the impacts of technology in educational settings. Their review will comprehensively examine technology's effects on educational outcomes, including its influence on student behavioral, academic, and developmental aspects, with specific focus areas such as reading and writing skills, special education, artificial intelligence integration, and the potential negative consequences of digital learning like student isolation and distortion of teacher-student relationships. The council must submit a summary of their findings, recommendations, and potential policy proposals to the state board of education, relevant legislative committees, and the joint committee on education at least every two years, with the goal of providing insights and potential statutory changes related to educational technology's implementation and impact.

https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HB1331&year=2025&code=R