Establishes the Media Literacy and Critical Thinking Act

HB 3188, the "Media Literacy and Critical Thinking Act," would have established a pilot program for public schools to integrate media literacy skills into curricula. It required the education department to select 5-7 diverse school districts for a two-year pilot (2027-2029), focusing on teaching students to analyze news, visual media, digital safety, and online misinformation. The program would have developed guidelines covering topics like digital ethics, algorithm awareness, and constitutional free speech rights, with districts reporting outcomes to the state. However, the bill was introduced in February 2026 and withdrawn the same day, so it never became law and no schools participated.