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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2017

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO EDUCATION - CURRICULUM

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Handy, Amore, O'Brien, Marshall, and Marszalkowski

     Date Introduced: March 01, 2017

     Referred To: House Health, Education & Welfare

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Chapter 16-22 of the General Laws entitled "Curriculum [See Title 16

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Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]" is hereby amended by adding thereto

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the following section:

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     16-22-28. Instruction in media literacy.

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     The department of elementary and secondary education shall consider, in consultation

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with national or statewide organizations focused on media literacy, the incorporation of media

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literacy education into the board of education’s basic education program regulations.

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     For the purposes of this section "media literacy" means the ability to access, analyze,

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evaluate, create and communicate using a variety of forms, including, but not limited to, print,

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visual, audio, interactive, and digital texts.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO EDUCATION - CURRICULUM

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     This act would require the department of education to consider incorporating media

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literacy education in the basic education program.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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