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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring a digital citizenship curriculum. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 28.002(z)(2), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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"Digital citizenship" means the standards of appropriate, |
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responsible, and healthy online behavior, including: |
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(A) cyberbullying prevention and response; |
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cyberbullying has the meaning assigned by Section 37.0832(2); |
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(B) digital ethics, etiquette, safety, and |
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security, including the identification of hate speech, racism, and |
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discrimination; |
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(C) media literacy including the ability to |
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identify credible sources of information, and access, analyze, |
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evaluate, create, and act on all forms of digital communication. |
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SECTION 2. Section 28.025 (b-1), Education Code, is amended |
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by adding: |
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(9) one credit in digital citizenship as defined by |
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Section 28.002(z)(2). |
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SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2021-2022 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |