Introduced Version
HOUSE BILL No. 1253
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 20-30-6.1-4.
Synopsis: Internet and social media literacy education. Requires the
department of education to develop curricula concerning Internet and
social media literacy. Permits a school corporation to offer an elective
course on Internet and social media literacy.
Effective: July 1, 2024.
Andrade, DeLaney, Pfaff
January 9, 2024, read first time and referred to Committee on Education.
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Second Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2024)
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HOUSE BILL No. 1253
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
education.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
1 SECTION 1. IC 20-30-6.1-4 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
2 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
3 1, 2024]: Sec. 4. (a) The department shall develop grade level
4 appropriate curricula concerning Internet and social media
5 literacy for grades 6 through 12.
6 (b) The curricula developed under subsection (a) must include
7 the following topics:
8 (1) Cyberbullying (as defined in IC 20-19-3-11.5(a))
9 prevention and response.
10 (2) Digital ethics and etiquette, including identification of hate
11 speech, racism, and discrimination.
12 (3) Understanding the means by which to identify, access,
13 analyze, and evaluate the credibility of digital information.
14 (4) Safety and security awareness, including Internet
15 addiction, digital footprint, online predator practices, and
16 identification of fake profiles and fraudulent Internet
17 schemes.
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1 (c) A school corporation may include in the school corporation's
2 middle school or high school curriculum an elective course
3 concerning Internet and social media literacy developed under this
4 section.
5 (d) An elective course described in subsection (c) may satisfy one
6 (1) health and wellness credit for the general, Core 40, Core 40
7 with academic honors, and Core 40 with technical honors
8 designation.
9 (e) The department may determine and provide incentives to a
10 school corporation that includes an elective course as described in
11 subsection (c).
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