An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in terms and courses of study, providing for media literacy education.
HB 332 requires Pennsylvania public schools (K-12) to incorporate media literacy education into their curriculum starting the school year after the law takes effect. The state Department of Education must develop an age-appropriate model curriculum within six months, covering skills like identifying bias, recognizing misinformation, understanding media influence, and evaluating messages. School districts must adopt this curriculum, and the state will provide free resources and teacher training through public websites. This law directly affects all Pennsylvania public school students and educators by mandating concrete media literacy instruction.
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Jan 2025
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Governor
Introduced Jan 27, 2025
Last action Jan 27, 2025
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Jan 27, 2025
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Referred to Education
lower
1 primary · 25 co-sponsors
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Legislator
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State
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Tim Briggs
DDemocratic
Co
Andre Carroll
DDemocratic
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Anthony Bellmon
DDemocratic
Co
Ben Sanchez
DDemocratic
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Ben Waxman
DDemocratic
Co
Bob Freeman
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Hill-Evans
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Pielli
DDemocratic
Co
Danielle Otten
DDemocratic
Co
Darisha Parker
DDemocratic
Co
Ed Neilson
DDemocratic
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