HOUSE BILL No. 4340

 

 

March 9, 2017, Introduced by Rep. Kosowski and referred to the Committee on Education Reform.

 

     A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled

 

"The revised school code,"

 

(MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1292.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 1292. (1) The board of a school district or intermediate

 

school district or board of directors of a public school academy

 

shall ensure that all of the following are met concerning

 

information technology:

 

     (a) That adequate internet filtering is installed and

 

consistently configured on any telecommunications access device

 

maintained by the school district, intermediate school district, or

 

public school academy to prevent the viewing of harmful content by

 

pupils or school personnel at school.

 

     (b) That the board or board of directors has adopted and

 

implemented a policy requiring safe technology utilization and

digital citizenship throughout its schools.

 

     (c) That its schools take steps to provide for education and

 

awareness among pupils and staff on safe technology utilization and

 

digital citizenship that will promote smart media and online

 

choices by pupils.

 

     (2) As used in this section:

 

     (a) "At school" means in a classroom, elsewhere on school

 

premises, on a school bus or other school-related vehicle, or at a

 

school-sponsored activity or event whether or not it is held on

 

school premises. At school includes conduct using a

 

telecommunications access device or telecommunications service

 

provider that occurs off school premises if the telecommunications

 

access device or the telecommunications service provider is owned

 

by or under the control of the school district or public school

 

academy.

 

     (b) "Digital citizenship" means the norms of appropriate,

 

responsible, and healthy behavior related to the use of a

 

telecommunications access device or other technology, including

 

digital literacy, ethics, etiquette, and security.

 

     (c) "Telecommunications access device" and "telecommunications

 

service provider" mean those terms as defined in section 219a of

 

the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.219a.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days

 

after the date it is enacted into law.