103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB4625

 

Introduced 1/31/2024, by Rep. Janet Yang Rohr

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
105 ILCS 5/27-20.07 new

    Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. Provides that all school districts shall, with guidance and standards provided by the State Board of Education and a group of educators convened by the State Board of Education, ensure that students receive developmentally appropriate opportunities to gain digital literacy skills beginning in elementary school. Provides that digital literacy instruction shall include developmentally appropriate instruction in digital citizenship skills, media literacy, and AI literacy. Provides that digital literacy skills may, based on the recommendation of the State Board of Education, incorporate existing computer literacy standards. Sets forth what the digital citizenship skills instruction, media literacy instruction, and AI literacy instruction shall include. Effective July 1, 2024.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning education.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section
527-20.07 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/27-20.07 new)
7    Sec. 27-20.07. Digital literacy skills.
8    (a) In this Section:
9    "AI" means artificial intelligence.
10    "Cybersecurity" means the ability to stay safe while using
11technology to engage with society.
12    "Digital citizenship" means the ability to act responsibly
13while using technology, such as computers, the Internet, or
14digital devices, in order to engage with society.
15    "Generative AI" means an AI model that can take in a
16variety of inputs, typically expressive content such as text
17or an image, and can produce expressive content as its output.
18    "Media literacy" means the ability to access, analyze,
19evaluate, create, and communicate using a variety of objective
20forms, including, but not limited to, print, visual, audio,
21interactive, and digital text forms.
22    (b) All school districts shall, with guidance and
23standards provided by the State Board of Education and a group

 

 

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1of educators convened by the State Board of Education, ensure
2that students receive developmentally appropriate
3opportunities to gain digital literacy skills beginning in
4elementary school. Digital literacy instruction shall include
5developmentally appropriate instruction in digital citizenship
6skills, media literacy, and AI literacy as provided in this
7Section.
8    (c) Digital literacy skills may, based on the
9recommendation of the State Board of Education, incorporate
10existing computer literacy standards.
11    (d) At a minimum, digital citizenship skills instruction
12shall include all of the following:
13        (1) The meaning and impact of a student's digital
14    footprint while inside and outside of the classroom.
15        (2) Cybersecurity while inside and outside of the
16    classroom.
17    (e) At a minimum, media literacy instruction shall include
18all media literacy requirements under Section 27-20.08 of this
19Code.
20    (f) At a minimum, AI literacy instruction shall include
21all of the following:
22        (1) What constitutes generative AI.
23        (2) Ethics and responsibilities associated with the
24    use of generative AI.
25        (3) Instruction on age-appropriate use of generative
26    AI.

 

 

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1        (4) Instruction on how AI impacts the world.
 
2    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
32024.