C.R.S. Section 22-2-145
Media literacy

  • committee
  • report
  • strategic plan
  • resource bank
  • definition
  • rules

(1)

For purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise requires, “media literacy” means the:

(a)

Ability to access, analyze, evaluate, create, and act through the various forms of media;

(b)

Ability to analyze the reliability of information, claims, and sources presented in the various forms of media; and

(c)

Practice of digital citizenship, including norms of appropriate and responsible behavior and discourse when engaging with media, and the prevention of cyberbullying.

(2)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

There is created in the department of education the media literacy advisory committee, referred to in this section as the “committee”. The committee shall create a report containing recommendations and best practices for implementing media literacy into elementary and secondary education. The report must include, but is not limited to:

(I)

Recommended revisions to state education standards for reading, writing, and civics, pursuant to section 22-7-1005 (2)(a), to implement media literacy in elementary and secondary education;

(II)

Recommended materials and resources for teachers to adopt for media literacy instruction;

(III)

Recommended legislation or rules to implement media literacy in elementary and secondary education;

(IV)

Best practices for school districts to develop policies and procedures regarding media literacy;

(V)

Strategies to support school districts implementing the best practices and recommendations developed by the committee; and

(VI)

Recommended opportunities to recognize students and teachers who demonstrate excellence in media literacy.

(b)

The commissioner of education shall appoint the following members to serve on the committee no later than July 15, 2019:

(I)

One member who is an academic expert in media literacy;

(II)

One member who is a teacher in a rural school district or a small rural school district, as defined in section 22-7-1211 (4), and holds an initial or professional teacher’s license pursuant to article 60.5 of this title 22;

(III)

One member who is a teacher in a school district that is not a rural school district or a small rural school district, as defined in section 22-7-1211 (4), and holds an initial or professional teacher’s license pursuant to article 60.5 of this title 22;

(IV)

One member who is a librarian and is a member of a professional association of librarians;

(V)

One member who is a school administrator in a rural school district or a small rural school district, as defined in section 22-7-1211 (4), and is a member of a professional association of school administrators;

(VI)

One member who is a school administrator in a school district that is not a rural school district or a small rural school district, as defined in section 22-7-1211 (4), and is a member of a professional association of school administrators;

(VII)

One member who is a parent or legal guardian of a student who attends a public school and is a member of a parent organization;

(VIII)

One member who is a student in a rural school district or a small rural school district, as defined in section 22-7-1211 (4);

(IX)

One member who is a student in a school district that is not a rural school district or a small rural school district, as defined in section 22-7-1211 (4);

(X)

One member who represents a nonprofit organization specializing in media literacy;

(XI)

One member who represents a nonprofit organization specializing in journalism;

(XII)

One member who is a professional print journalist and is a member of a professional association of journalists; and

(XIII)

One member who is a professional broadcast journalist and is a member of a professional association of broadcasters.

(3)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

On or before July 15, 2019, the commissioner of education shall hire a consultant to perform the research and coordination of the committee required to draft the report.

(b)

The consultant shall consult with committee members to elicit recommendations for the report, as described in subsection (2)(a) of this section. The consultant is not required to conduct consultations in person and may conduct consultations through telephone, e-mail, or video conference.

(c)

The consultant shall distribute his or her research and draft reports to committee members for feedback at least monthly and the latest draft report at least three days prior to the committee meeting described in subsection (3)(d) of this section.

(d)

On or before November 1, 2019, the committee shall convene to discuss the draft report and finalize recommendations for the final report to be submitted pursuant to subsection (4) of this section.

(e)

The consultant shall incorporate feedback and recommendations from the committee’s meeting described in subsection (3)(d) of this section. The consultant shall distribute his or her draft report to committee members for final feedback to be received by the consultant no later than December 1, 2019.

(4)

On or before January 1, 2020, the committee shall submit the written report of its findings, recommendations, and summaries of the committee’s discussions and diverse opinions regarding the findings and recommendations contained in the final report to the education committees of the house of representatives and the senate, or any successor committees.

(5)

Repealed.

(6)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

The department shall create and maintain an online resource bank of materials and resources pertaining to media literacy. At a minimum, the resource bank must include the materials and resources recommended in the committee’s report created pursuant to subsection (2) of this section. The department shall create the online resource bank on or before the date when revisions are adopted to include knowledge and skills relating to media literacy within the reading, writing, or civics standards, whichever revisions occur first, pursuant to section 22-7-1005 (2.6).

(b)

The department shall promulgate rules, if necessary, to implement a procedure through which a person may provide comment on a material or resource within the resource bank, including a comment recommending the removal or inclusion of a material or resource within the resource bank.

(c)

Upon the request of a school district, district charter school, institute charter school, or board of cooperative services, the department shall provide, subject to available resources, technical assistance to a school district, district charter school, institute charter school, or board of cooperative services, with implementing policies and procedures, best practices, and recommendations related to media literacy.

(7)

A school district, district charter school, institute charter school, or board of cooperative services is not required to adopt or implement any material or resource from the resource bank into its curriculum.

Source: Section 22-2-145 — Media literacy - committee - report - strategic plan - resource bank - definition - rules, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-22.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

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Short title
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Definitions
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Department of education
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Offices and positions - nature
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State board of education - composition
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State board of education - definitions - vacancies - procedure for filling
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State board - duties - rules
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State board - duties with regard to student data - memorandum of understanding
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State board - power
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Federal financial assistance
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State board of education - additional duties - teacher standards - principal standards - rules
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Commissioner of education - oath - qualifications - tenure
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Commissioner of education - office - records - confidential nature
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Commissioner - duties - report - legislative declaration
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Commissioner - powers
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Department of education - additional local revenues - distribution to schools - annual report
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Dropout rates - collection of data on grades seven through twelve
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Additional power - waiver of reporting requirements - review of reporting requirements
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Department of education - student-level course completion data
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Additional power - state board - waiver of requirements - rules
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Department of education - inquiries concerning prospective employees - background investigation fee
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Department of education - educator preparation program students - record check - fee - definitions
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Department of education - duty to report - convictions
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Grants to schools and school districts
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COVID-19 learning impacts - extended learning opportunities - funding - combined application, reporting, and evaluation process - rules - legislative declaration - definitions - repeal
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Loan program for capital improvements in growth school districts - use of public school fund
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Financial literacy - resource bank - technical assistance - definitions - appropriation - repeal
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Stipends for financial aid training - definitions - appropriation - repeal
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Holocaust and genocide studies - resource bank - technical assistance - definitions
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Computer science programs - resource bank
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Marijuana education materials - resource bank - technical assistance
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Mental health education literacy - resource bank - technical assistance
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Department of education - reciprocal agreements with adjacent states - report
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Department of education - approved supplemental education services providers - list
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Supplemental online education grant program - legislative declaration - definitions - creation - eligibility - award - fund
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Department of education - career and technical education authorization - rules
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Assessment and identification of students with literacy challenges including dyslexia - training and technical assistance - collaboration with higher education - report
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Food allergy and anaphylaxis management - rules
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Additional duty - state board - individual career and academic plans - standards - rules
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State schools - legislative declaration - feasibility study - authority to contract - funding
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State environmental education plan - fund created
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Memorandum of understanding - notification of risk - rules
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Early literacy assessment tool - request for proposals - software - hardware - training - distribution - legislative declaration
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Bullying prevention and education policies - short title - study
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Media literacy - committee - report - strategic plan - resource bank - definition - rules
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Department of education - COVID-19-related education loss - strategies - resources - report - legislative declaration
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Department of education - improving mathematics outcomes - training and technical assistance - report - definitions
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Colorado academic accelerator grant program - report - rules - definitions
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Menstrual hygiene products accessibility grant program - eligibility - rules - report - definitions
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Secondary school student substance use - committee - definitions - repeal
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Short title
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Education data advisory committee - creation - duties - approval
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Data dictionary - legislative declaration - creation - contents - report
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Advance notice - legislative declaration - data collection - data submission changes - website update - submission windows
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Data reporting requirements - interpretation of federal law - suspension
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Data reporting requirements - office of legislative legal services
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Office of facility schools - created
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Facility schools board - created - membership
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Facility schools office - duties
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Facility schools board duties - curriculum - graduation standards - report - rules
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List of approved facility schools - application - criteria - rules
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Facility schools - sustainable model of education for facility students - work group - created - membership - duties - reporting requirements - funding
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Approved facility schools - funding
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Notification of risk
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Shared operational services grant program - creation - report - rules - definitions - repeal
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Technical assistance center - creation - definitions
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Legislative declaration
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Teaching and learning conditions survey
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National certification compensation - definition - study
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Minority teacher recruitment - short title - legislative declaration - study - report
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