SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2010 FILED ON: 1/20/2017
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 211
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Joseph A. Boncore
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act forestalling fake news through reading comprehension.
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PETITION OF:
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Joseph A. Boncore | First Suffolk and Middlesex |
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Eric P. Lesser | First Hampden and Hampshire | 2/3/2017 |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2010 FILED ON: 1/20/2017
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 211
By Mr. Boncore, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 211) of Joseph A. Boncore and Eric P. Lesser for legislation relative to civic online reasoning to identify fake news on the internet. Education. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)
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An Act forestalling fake news through reading comprehension.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 1: (a) The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education shall develop a revised English Language Arts curriculum framework and History and Social Science curriculum framework that incorporates course work on civic online reasoning.
(b) for the purposes of this section, “civic online reasoning” shall mean the ability to assess the credibility and quality of information found on the internet, including social media, through critical reading and analysis skills.