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| 3 | 3 | LCO No. 2706 1 of 2 | |
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| 5 | 5 | General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 578 | |
| 6 | 6 | January Session, 2019 | |
| 7 | 7 | LCO No. 2706 | |
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| 10 | 10 | Referred to Committee on EDUCATION | |
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| 13 | 13 | Introduced by: | |
| 14 | 14 | SEN. MARONEY, 14th Dist. | |
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| 18 | 18 | AN ACT CONCERNING THE CREATION AND EXPANSION OF | |
| 19 | 19 | COMPUTER SCIENCE OPPORTUNITIES IN SCHOOLS. | |
| 20 | 20 | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General | |
| 21 | 21 | Assembly convened: | |
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| 23 | 23 | That title 10 of the general statutes be amended to (1) require that all 1 | |
| 24 | 24 | high schools in the state offer computer science beginning in the school 2 | |
| 25 | 25 | year commencing July 1, 2021, (2) require that all elementary and 3 | |
| 26 | 26 | middle schools in the state provide computer coding instruction to 4 | |
| 27 | 27 | students, (3) require the creation a computer science endorsement for 5 | |
| 28 | 28 | teacher certification, (4) require the creation of an alternate route to 6 | |
| 29 | 29 | certification program for computer science teachers, (5) require that 7 | |
| 30 | 30 | programs of teacher preparation include a computer science 8 | |
| 31 | 31 | component, (6) provide funding for the inclusion of computer science 9 | |
| 32 | 32 | in teacher professional development programs, (7) require the 10 | |
| 33 | 33 | development of a state-wide digital literacy curriculum and coding 11 | |
| 34 | 34 | curriculum for state-funded after-school programs, and (8) require an 12 | |
| 35 | 35 | annual one-day summit that brings together students and top 13 | |
| 36 | 36 | industries in the state so that students can learn more about career 14 | |
| 37 | 37 | opportunities in high demand fields. 15 Proposed Bill No. 578 | |
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| 40 | 40 | LCO No. 2706 2 of 2 | |
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| 42 | 42 | Statement of Purpose: | |
| 43 | 43 | To create and expand opportunities for computer science instruction in | |
| 44 | 44 | schools. |