CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 873Introduced by Assembly Member BermanFebruary 14, 2023 An act relating to pupil instruction. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 873, as introduced, Berman. Pupil instruction: media literacy.Existing law requires the adopted course of study for grades 1 to 6, inclusive, and for grades 7 to 12, inclusive, to offer instruction or courses in specified areas of study, including social sciences. Existing law requires the State Department of Education to make available to school districts on its internet website a list of resources and instructional materials on media literacy, as defined, including media literacy professional development programs for teachers.This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation that would incorporate instruction on information literacy, such as media literacy and digital citizenship, in schools.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation that would incorporate instruction on information literacy, such as media literacy and digital citizenship, in schools. CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 873Introduced by Assembly Member BermanFebruary 14, 2023 An act relating to pupil instruction. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 873, as introduced, Berman. Pupil instruction: media literacy.Existing law requires the adopted course of study for grades 1 to 6, inclusive, and for grades 7 to 12, inclusive, to offer instruction or courses in specified areas of study, including social sciences. Existing law requires the State Department of Education to make available to school districts on its internet website a list of resources and instructional materials on media literacy, as defined, including media literacy professional development programs for teachers.This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation that would incorporate instruction on information literacy, such as media literacy and digital citizenship, in schools.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 873 Introduced by Assembly Member BermanFebruary 14, 2023 Introduced by Assembly Member Berman February 14, 2023 An act relating to pupil instruction. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 873, as introduced, Berman. Pupil instruction: media literacy. Existing law requires the adopted course of study for grades 1 to 6, inclusive, and for grades 7 to 12, inclusive, to offer instruction or courses in specified areas of study, including social sciences. Existing law requires the State Department of Education to make available to school districts on its internet website a list of resources and instructional materials on media literacy, as defined, including media literacy professional development programs for teachers.This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation that would incorporate instruction on information literacy, such as media literacy and digital citizenship, in schools. Existing law requires the adopted course of study for grades 1 to 6, inclusive, and for grades 7 to 12, inclusive, to offer instruction or courses in specified areas of study, including social sciences. Existing law requires the State Department of Education to make available to school districts on its internet website a list of resources and instructional materials on media literacy, as defined, including media literacy professional development programs for teachers. This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation that would incorporate instruction on information literacy, such as media literacy and digital citizenship, in schools. ## Digest Key ## Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation that would incorporate instruction on information literacy, such as media literacy and digital citizenship, in schools. The people of the State of California do enact as follows: ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation that would incorporate instruction on information literacy, such as media literacy and digital citizenship, in schools. SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation that would incorporate instruction on information literacy, such as media literacy and digital citizenship, in schools. SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation that would incorporate instruction on information literacy, such as media literacy and digital citizenship, in schools. ### SECTION 1.