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  89R2265 AMF-D     By: González of El Paso H.B. No. 641       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to digital citizenship instruction in public schools.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 28.002(z), Education Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (z)  The State Board of Education by rule shall require each   school district to incorporate instruction in digital citizenship   into the district's curriculum, including information regarding   the potential criminal consequences of cyberbullying , and require   students enrolled in grade level six to complete instruction in   digital citizenship as part of the district's social studies   curriculum . In this subsection:                (1)  "Cyberbullying" has the meaning assigned by   Section 37.0832.                (2)  "Digital citizenship" means the standards of   appropriate, responsible, and healthy online behavior, including :                       (A)  media literacy and the ability to identify   credible sources of information, including by analyzing content   created or modified by generative artificial intelligence   technology, and to access, analyze, evaluate, create, and act on   all forms of digital communication ;                       (B)     digital ethics, etiquette, respectful   discourse with people who have differing opinions, safety,   security, digital footprint, and the identification of rhetoric   that incites violence based on a person's race, religion, or   political affiliation; and                       (C)  cyberbullying prevention and response .          SECTION 2.  This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026   school year.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2025.