Utah HB0218 establishes digital literacy education standards and graduation requirements for K-12 students.

Utah HB0218 amends the state's education standards to include rigorous core standards and graduation requirements that integrate digital literacy education. The bill mandates a half-credit digital literacy course for high school graduation, emphasizing topics such as digital citizenship, social media awareness, artificial intelligence literacy, and digital wellness. It also creates a task force to study and recommend improvements in digital literacy education. The bill sets an implementation timeline for new graduation requirements and makes technical changes to existing education codes.

Utah HB0218 establishes digital literacy education standards and graduation requirements for K-12 students.

Utah HB0218 amends the state's education standards to include rigorous core standards and graduation requirements that integrate digital literacy education. The bill mandates a half-credit digital literacy course for high school graduation, emphasizing topics such as digital citizenship, social media awareness, artificial intelligence literacy, and digital wellness. It also creates a task force to study and recommend improvements in digital literacy education. The bill sets an implementation timeline for new graduation requirements and makes technical changes to existing education codes.