SB 135: Pupil instruction: media literacy: model curriculum.

Existing law requires the adopted course of study for grades 1 to 6, inclusive, and for grades 7 to 12, inclusive, to offer courses in specified areas of study, including social sciences. Existing law establishes the Instructional Quality Commission and requires the commission to, among other things, recommend curriculum frameworks to the State Board of Education.

This bill would require the commission to develop, and the state board to adopt, modify, or revise, reject, or modify, a model curriculum in media literacy for social sciences for kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive. The bill would require the commission to submit the model curriculum to the state board on or before January 1, 2019, and would require the state board to adopt adopt, reject, or modify the model curriculum on or before March 31, 2019. 2019, in accordance with specified procedural requirements. The bill would require the State Department of Education to make available on its Internet Web site a list of resources and instructional materials on media literacy and to ensure that media literacy training opportunities are made available for use in literacy, including media literacy professional development programs for teachers.