(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. In this subsection: (1) “Cyberbullying” has the meaning assigned by Section 37.0832. (2) “Digital citizenship” means the Standard of appropriate, responsible, and healthy online behavior, including the ability to access, analyze, evaluate, create, and act on all forms of digital communication.

(a) The center, in cooperation with the attorney general, shall develop a program that provides instruction concerning Internet safety, including instruction relating to:

• (1) the potential dangers of allowing personal information to appear on an Internet website;

• (2) the manner in which to report an inappropriate online solicitation; and

• (3) the prevention, detection, and reporting of bullying or threats occurring over the Internet.

(b) In developing the program, the center shall:

• (1) solicit input from interested stakeholders; and

• (2) to the extent practicable, draw from existing resources and programs. (c) The center shall make the program available to public schools.

The agency shall develop and make available to school districts a list of resources concerning Internet safety, including a list of organizations and Internet websites that may assist in educating teachers and students about:

• (1) the potential dangers of allowing personal information to appear on an Internet website;

• (2) the significance of copyright laws; and

• (3) the consequences of cyber-plagiarism and theft of audiovisual works, including motion pictures, software, and sound recordings, through uploading and downloading files on the Internet.