(a)
(1) The guide developed under § 7-9B-02 of this subtitle shall include a service and product landscape review of youth-centric technology that contains:
- (i) The name of a specific product or service;
- (ii) The purported function of the product or service;
- (iii) Any privacy, safety, or security concerns with regard to whether and how data is captured, stored, or shared by the product or service;
- (iv) Whether the product or service affects addictive qualities in a user and, if so, how;
- (v) Ways in which a student in prekindergarten through grade 12 could access a specific product or service, including whether a specific product or service is available through a device provided by a public school;
- (vi) Any information on the potential harmful impact on a user, including emotional, psychological, and physical impacts; and
- (vii) Positive and negative impact potential on academic growth and learning.
- (2) If the Center finds a gap in available information relating to a specific youth-centered technology in the course of the landscape review, the Center shall make a reference to the lack of available information in the guide.
- (b) The guide may include other State, federal, nonprofit, or public resources.
(c)
- (1) The guide shall be written in plain English and clearly display contact information for the Center.
- (2) On request, the Center shall provide translated copies of the guide.
Added by Acts 2025, 1st Sp. Sess., c. 8, § 1, eff. Jan. 15, 2026.