HB1983

Oklahoma HB1983 mandates media literacy and cybersecurity education in sixth, seventh, or eighth grades.

Oklahoma HB1983 requires media literacy and cybersecurity education in public schools, starting with students entering sixth grade in 2027-2028. The State Department of Education must adopt curriculum standards and develop guidelines, materials, and resources for these courses. The curriculum includes identifying online scams, deepfakes, and artificial intelligence. The course is a half-unit long, with exceptions for transfer students after eighth grade. The Department must also report the adopted standards to the state legislature.