BILL NUMBER: AB 88	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  MAY 21, 2007
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 22, 2007

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Lieu

                        DECEMBER 13, 2006

   An act to add Chapter 5.8 (commencing with Section 51950) to Part
28 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Education Code, relating to pupil
instruction.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 88, as amended, Lieu. Pupil instruction: Internet safety
resources.
   Existing law prescribes various matters to be included in the
adopted course of study at the appropriate elementary and secondary
grade levels.
   This bill would require the State Department of Education to
develop and maintain a comprehensive list of Internet safety
resources for use by local educational agencies. The list would be
required to include, but not be limited to, specified subjects on
Internet safety. The bill would also require the department to
distribute, and make available on its Internet Web site, the list to
local educational agencies. A local educational agency would be
authorized to incorporate the resources into the agency's existing
curricula. The department would be required to consult with regional
and national experts and advocates on emerging Internet safety
concerns and educational solutions.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Chapter 5.8 (commencing with Section 51950) is added to
Part 28 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Education Code, to read:
      CHAPTER 5.8.  ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS INTERNET SAFETY
RESOURCES


   51950.  (a) On or before January 1, 2009, the department shall
develop and maintain a comprehensive list of Internet safety
resources for use by local educational agencies.
   (b) The list of Internet safety resources shall include, but are
not limited to, the following:
   (1) Safe and responsible navigation and communication on social
networking Web sites, chat rooms, electronic mail, bulletin boards,
instant messenger, and other means of communication on the Internet.
   (2) The importance of keeping personal information and photographs
private when interacting with strangers on the Internet.
   (3) Recognizing and reporting solicitations by sexual predators
online and the importance of anonymity and avoiding in-person
meetings.
   (4) Recognizing and avoiding unsolicited or deceptive
communications received online.
   (5) The use and basic operation of spyware countermeasures,
including antivirus and antispyware software and hardware and
software firewalls. 
   (6) The importance of copyright; the dangers of plagiarism; the
dangers of illegal peer-to-peer file sharing; and the dangers of
illegally downloading and uploading sound recordings, software, and
audiovisual works including theatrical and television motion
pictures. 
   (c) The department shall distribute, and make available on its
Internet Web site, the list of Internet safety resources to local
educational agencies. A local educational agency may incorporate the
resources into the existing curricula of the agency.
   (d) The department shall consult with regional and national
experts and advocates on emerging Internet safety concerns and
educational solutions.