Public Act 102-0055
 
HB0234 EnrolledLRB102 10013 CMG 15333 b


  
    AN ACT concerning education.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  






 
 
    Section 5. The School Code is amended  by adding Section 
27-20.08 as follows:
 
    (105 ILCS 5/27-20.08 new)
    Sec. 27-20.08. Media literacy.
    (a) In this Section, "media literacy" means the ability to 
access, analyze, evaluate, create, and communicate using a 
variety of objective forms, including, but not limited to, 
print, visual, audio, interactive, and digital texts.
    (b) Beginning with the 2022-2023 school year, every public 
high school shall include in its curriculum a unit of 
instruction on media literacy. The unit of instruction shall 
include, but is not limited to, all of the following topics: 
        (1) Accessing information: Evaluating multiple media 
    platforms to better understand  the general landscape  and 
    economics of the platforms, as well as issues regarding 
    the trustworthiness of the source of information.
        (2) Analyzing and evaluating media messages: 
    Deconstructing media representations according to the 
    authors, target audience, techniques, agenda setting, 
    stereotypes, and authenticity to distinguish fact from 
    opinion.
        (3) Creating media: Conveying a coherent message using 
    multimodal practices to a specific target audience. This 
    may include, but is not limited to, writing blogs, 
    composing songs, designing video games, producing 
    podcasts, making videos, or coding a mobile or software 
    application.
        (4) Reflecting on media consumption: Assessing how 
    media affects the consumption of information and how it 
    triggers emotions and behavior.
        (5) Social responsibility and civics: Suggesting a 
    plan of action in the class, school, or community to 
    engage others in a respectful, thoughtful, and inclusive 
    dialogue over a specific issue using facts and reason. 
    (c) The State Board of Education shall determine how to 
prepare and make available instructional resources and 
professional learning opportunities for educators that may be 
used for the  development of a unit of instruction under this 
Section. 
 
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law. 
  

Effective Date:  7/9/2021