General Assembly Raised Bill No. 962
January Session, 2015 LCO No. 3577
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Referred to Committee on EDUCATION
Introduced by:
(ED)
General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 962
January Session, 2015
LCO No. 3577
*03577_______ED_*
Referred to Committee on EDUCATION
Introduced by:
(ED)
AN ACT CONCERNING THE MIDDLE SCHOOL CURRICULUM.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 10-16b of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2015):
(a) In the public schools the program of instruction offered shall include at least the following subject matter, as taught by legally qualified teachers, the arts; career education; consumer education; health and safety, including, but not limited to, human growth and development, nutrition, first aid, disease prevention, community and consumer health, physical, mental and emotional health, including youth suicide prevention, substance abuse prevention, safety, which may include the dangers of gang membership, and accident prevention; language arts, including reading, writing, grammar, speaking and spelling; mathematics; physical education; science; social studies, including, but not limited to, citizenship, economics, geography, government and history; and in addition, [on] in at least [the secondary level] grades six to twelve, inclusive, one or more world languages; [and] vocational education; computer programming instruction; the safe use of social media, as defined in section 9-601; instruction regarding a person's rights and responsibilities during a custodial stop, investigative detention and arrest; and training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, including the use of chest compression. For purposes of this subsection, world languages shall include American Sign Language, provided such subject matter is taught by a qualified instructor under the supervision of a teacher who holds a certificate issued by the State Board of Education. For purposes of this subsection, the "arts" means any form of visual or performing arts, which may include, but not be limited to, dance, music, art and theatre.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2015 10-16b(a)
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
July 1, 2015
10-16b(a)
Statement of Purpose:
To include instruction in computer programming, the safe use of social media, investigative detention and arrest and cardiopulmonary resuscitation as part of the middle school curriculum in the public schools.
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