MA S349

Bill

MA S349

Concerning media literacy in schools

Introduced
04/15/2015

In Committee
04/15/2015

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
07/31/2016

Introduced Session

189th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to media literacy in schools. Education.

AI Summary

This bill proposes to amend existing law by adding a new sentence to Chapter 71, Section 1 of the General Laws, which governs education. Specifically, it directs the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to encourage school districts to incorporate media literacy skills into instruction across all grade levels and within core or other subjects. The goal of this media literacy instruction is to provide students with the necessary knowledge and abilities to effectively access, analyze, evaluate, and create various forms of media, which refers to any form of communication, including text, images, audio, and video, used to convey information.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (4)

Daniel Wolf (D)*, Will Brownsberger (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Dave Rogers (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2338 (on 06/16/2016)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S349

(16 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S349
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S349.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H426	Relative to education funding for charter schools	Accompanied a study order, see H4599	Similar To
S1125	Relative to cost reduction in the Medicaid program by improving early childhood oral health	Accompanied a study order, see S2356	Similar To
S1191	Requiring automated external defibrillators in schools	New draft substituted, see S2449	Similar To
S1326	Relative to emergency first responder notification	Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1334	Relative to assessments made by the state board of retirement to certain regional school districts	Accompanied a study order, see S2314	Similar To
S1397	Relative to retirement allowances of certain married persons	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1686	Relative to equitable pay at quasi-public agencies	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1896	Establishing a distinctive registration plate supporting public schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2387	Similar To
S2338	Curriculum	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S263	To promote a coordinated public school focus on students with disabilities	Accompanied a study order, see S2315	Similar To
S269	Relative to the composition of the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education	Accompanied a new draft, see S2222	Similar To
S282	Ensuring adequate nursing services at public schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2340	Similar To
S292	Relative to charter school enrollment	Accompanied a study order, see S2315	Similar To
S299	To establish school nutrition education classes	Accompanied a new draft, see S1976	Similar To
S333	Relative to safety response in schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2348	Similar To
S757	Regulating notaries public to protect consumers and the validity and effectiveness of recorded instruments	Passed to be engrossed - see Roll Call #204 [YEAS 39 - NAYS 0]	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H426

Relative to education funding for charter schools

Accompanied a study order, see H4599

Similar To

S1125

Relative to cost reduction in the Medicaid program by improving early childhood oral health

Accompanied a study order, see S2356

Similar To

S1191

Requiring automated external defibrillators in schools

New draft substituted, see S2449

Similar To

S1326

Relative to emergency first responder notification

Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1334

Relative to assessments made by the state board of retirement to certain regional school districts

Accompanied a study order, see S2314

Similar To

S1397

Relative to retirement allowances of certain married persons

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1686

Relative to equitable pay at quasi-public agencies

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1896

Establishing a distinctive registration plate supporting public schools

Accompanied a study order, see S2387

Similar To

S2338

Curriculum

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S263

To promote a coordinated public school focus on students with disabilities

Accompanied a study order, see S2315

Similar To

S269

Relative to the composition of the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education

Accompanied a new draft, see S2222

Similar To

S282

Ensuring adequate nursing services at public schools

Accompanied a study order, see S2340

Similar To

S292

Relative to charter school enrollment

Accompanied a study order, see S2315

Similar To

S299

To establish school nutrition education classes

Accompanied a new draft, see S1976

Similar To

S333

Relative to safety response in schools

Accompanied a study order, see S2348

Similar To

S757

Regulating notaries public to protect consumers and the validity and effectiveness of recorded instruments

Passed to be engrossed - see Roll Call #204 [YEAS 39 - NAYS 0]

Similar To

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