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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to computer science education ; 2
creating s. 1003.4202, F.S.; creating the AI in 3
Education Task Force within the Department of 4
Education; providing the purpose of the task force; 5
defining terms; requiring the Commissioner of 6
Education to serve as the chair of the task force; 7
requiring the department to provide certain 8
administrative support to the task force; requiring 9
the Governor to appoint members to the task force by a 10
specified date; requiring the task force to meet a 11
certain number of times per year; providing the duties 12
of the task force; requiring the department to adopt 13
and publish by a specified date a strategic plan for 14
computer science edu cation; providing requirements for 15
the strategic plan; requiring the State Board of 16
Education to adopt rules; providing an effective date. 17
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 19
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Section 1. Section 1003.4202, Florida Statutes, i s created 21
to read: 22
1003.4202 Computer science and technology instruction. — 23
(1)(a) The AI in Education Task Force is established 24
within the Department of Education. The purpose of the task 25
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force is to evaluate the potential applications of artificial 26
intelligence in K-12 and higher education and to develop policy 27
recommendations for responsible and effective uses of artificial 28
intelligence by students and educators, including creating a 29
definition for the term "artificial intelligence." The task 30
force shall also identify workforce needs related to artificial 31
intelligence, computational thinking, and computer science and 32
provide policy recommendations to ensure that the state develops 33
education and workforce training programs that align with 34
changing industry needs. As used in this section, the term 35
"computational thinking" means the thought process involved in 36
expressing solutions as computational steps or algorithms that 37
can be carried out by a computer, and the term "computer 38
science" means the study of computers and algorithmic processes, 39
including their principles, hardware and software designs, 40
applications, implementation, and impact on society, and 41
includes computer coding, computer programming, computational 42
thinking, robotics, cybersecurity, artifi cial intelligence, 43
machine learning, computer networking, and physical computing. 44
(b) The Commissioner of Education shall serve as the chair 45
of the task force. 46
(c) The department shall provide administrative support 47
for the task force, including, but n ot limited to, developing 48
agendas, coordinating meetings, and drafting reports for task 49
force feedback. 50
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(d) The task force shall include members who possess 51
knowledge or expertise in the fields of education, technology, 52
artificial intelligence, ethics, d ata privacy, industry demands, 53
state and local policy, and state procurement. 54
(e) The Governor shall appoint members to the task force 55
by October 1, 2024. The members shall include, at a minimum: 56
1. A representative from the State Board of Education; 57
2. A representative from the Board of Governors of the 58
State University System; 59
3. A representative of the State Workforce Development 60
Board; 61
4. A representative from the Division of State Purchasing 62
within the Department of Management Services who ha s expertise 63
in technology procurement and data privacy standards; 64
5. A representative from the Office of the Attorney 65
General; 66
6. One local school board member and one local district 67
school superintendent, each representing a rural school 68
district, a suburban school district, and an urban school 69
district, respectively; 70
7. A school district educational technology director; 71
8. Faculty in this state with expertise on artificial 72
intelligence, educational technology, or ethics from a public 73
college, a private college, and a community or technical 74
college, respectively; 75
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9. Educators from one public school, one public charter 76
school, and one private school in this state; and 77
10. Leaders from three industry sectors in this state 78
which are directly affec ted by developments in artificial 79
intelligence. 80
(f) The task force shall meet at least four times per year 81
beginning in January 2025 and shall complete its work within 1 82
year. Upon completion, the task force shall submit 83
recommendations to the Governor, the President of the Senate, 84
and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. All meetings 85
must be open to the public. 86
(g) The task force shall do all of the following: 87
1. Evaluate the current state of artificial intelligence 88
technology and its potenti al applications in K -12 and higher 89
education. 90
2. Assess the ethical, legal, and data privacy 91
implications of artificial intelligence usage in education. 92
(2) The department shall adopt a strategic plan for a 93
statewide computer science education program which must be 94
published by February 28, 2026, and must include, at a minimum, 95
all of the following: 96
(a) A statement of purpose that describes the objectives 97
or goals the department will accomplish by implementing a 98
computer science education program, the strategies by which 99
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those goals will be achieved, and a timeline for achieving those 100
goals. 101
(b) A summary of the current state landscape for K -12 102
computer science education, including diversity of students 103
taking these courses. 104
(c) A plan for expandin g flexible options to license 105
computer science teachers, which may include approval codes, 106
technical permits, ancillary licenses, and standard licenses. 107
(d) A plan for expanding computer science education 108
opportunities to every school in this state by th e timelines 109
established in paragraph (a). 110
(e) A plan for defining high -quality professional learning 111
for teachers to begin teaching computer science. 112
(f) An ongoing evaluation process that is overseen by the 113
department. 114
(g) Proposed rules that incorp orate the principles of the 115
strategic plan into the state's public education system as a 116
whole. 117
(h) A recommended long -term plan for implementing a 118
requirement that every K -12 public school and public charter 119
school employ at least one certified or endor sed computer 120
science teacher or one career and technical education teacher 121
trained in computer science. The plan must allow for this 122
requirement to be satisfied through multiple department -approved 123
processes for certification and endorsement, including, bu t not 124
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limited to, endorsing a certified teacher endorsed in another 125
subject area. 126
(i) A plan to ensure long -term sustainability. 127
(3) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to 128
administer this section. 129
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 130