20250AB__229898AMD INTRODUCED 2026-02-19 AMENDED_ASSEMBLY 2026-03-19 2025 AB AMD Introduced by Assembly Member Irwin LEAD_AUTHOR ASSEMBLY Irwin

An act to amend

Section of the Education Code, relating to pupil instruction. pupil instruction Pupil instruction: computer science: content standards and instructional materials. Existing law establishes the Instructional Quality Commission and requires the commission to, among other things, advise and recommend to the State Board of Education the policies and activities that are needed to implement the state’s academic content standards and develop criteria for evaluating instructional materials, as specified.

This bill would require the commission, when the computer science content standards are next revised after January 1, 2027, to consider incorporating cybersecurity skills, as defined, into those standards. The bill would also require the commission, when the computer science instructional materials are next adopted by the state board after January 1, 2027, to consider including cybersecurity skills in its criteria for evaluating instructional materials.

Existing law requires the Office of Emergency Services to establish and lead the California Cybersecurity Integration Center for the purpose of reducing the likelihood and severity of cyber incidents that could damage California’s economy, its critical infrastructure, or public and private sector computer networks in the state.</xhtml:p>"?> This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation relating to cybersecurity.</xhtml:p>"?> MAJORITY NO YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section of the Education Code is amended to read: 33548. (

a) For purposes of this section, the following

definitions apply: (1) “Artificial Intelligence (AI) literacy” means the knowledge, skills, and attitudes associated with how artificial intelligence works, including its principles, concepts, and applications, and how to use artificial intelligence, including its limitations, implications, and ethical considerations. (2) “Cybersecurity skills” means techniques to protect information and devices by preventing, detecting, and responding to attacks by threat actors. (2)</xhtml:p>"?> (3) “Digital citizenship” means a diverse set of skills related to current technology and social media, including the norms of appropriate, responsible, and healthy behavior. (3)</xhtml:p>"?> (4) “Media literacy” means the ability to access, evaluate, analyze, and use media and information and encompasses the foundational skills that lead to digital citizenship. (

b) When the English language arts/English language development (ELA/ELD) curriculum framework is next revised after January 1, 2024, the commission shall consider incorporating the Model Library Standards developed pursuant to

Section 18101. The commission shall also consider incorporating media literacy content at each grade level. (c)

(1) The commission shall consider incorporating media literacy content into the mathematics, science, and history-social science curriculum frameworks when those frameworks are next revised after January 1, 2024.

(2) When ELA/ELD instructional materials are next adopted by the state board after January 1, 2025, the commission shall consider including the Model Library Standards, developed pursuant to

Section 18101, including media literacy content, in its criteria for evaluating instructional materials.

(3) When mathematics, science, and history-social science instructional materials are next adopted by the state board after January 1, 2025, the commission shall consider including media literacy content in its criteria for evaluating instructional materials. (d)

(1) The commission shall consider incorporating AI literacy content into the mathematics, science, and history-social science curriculum frameworks when those frameworks are next revised after January 1, 2025.

(2) When mathematics, science, and history-social science instructional materials are next adopted by the state board after January 1, 2025, the commission shall consider including AI literacy in its criteria for evaluating instructional materials. (e)

(1) When the computer science content standards are next revised after January 1, 2027, the commission shall consider incorporating cybersecurity skills content into those standards.

(2) When computer science instructional materials are next adopted by the state board after January 1, 2027, the commission shall consider including cybersecurity skills in its criteria for evaluating instructional materials. <caml:Num>SECTION 1.</caml:Num><caml:Content><xhtml:p>It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation relating to cybersecurity.</xhtml:p></caml:Content></caml:BillSection>"?>