103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3909 Introduced 2/17/2023, by Rep. Katie Stuart SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/2-3.196 new Amends the State Board of Education Article of the School Code. Provides that the State Board of Education shall establish a microcredential for teachers to receive training in introductory and intermediate computer science. Provides that the microcredential shall cover the best practices for teaching computer science to students, focusing on content mastery and teaching strategies. Provides that the State Board of education shall also establish a microcredential for teachers to receive training for Advanced Placement classes in computer science after completing the introductory microcredential. Provides that the State Board of Education shall make the microcredential a primary endorsement area. LRB103 28301 RJT 54680 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3909 Introduced 2/17/2023, by Rep. Katie Stuart SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/2-3.196 new 105 ILCS 5/2-3.196 new Amends the State Board of Education Article of the School Code. Provides that the State Board of Education shall establish a microcredential for teachers to receive training in introductory and intermediate computer science. Provides that the microcredential shall cover the best practices for teaching computer science to students, focusing on content mastery and teaching strategies. Provides that the State Board of education shall also establish a microcredential for teachers to receive training for Advanced Placement classes in computer science after completing the introductory microcredential. Provides that the State Board of Education shall make the microcredential a primary endorsement area. LRB103 28301 RJT 54680 b LRB103 28301 RJT 54680 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3909 Introduced 2/17/2023, by Rep. Katie Stuart SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/2-3.196 new 105 ILCS 5/2-3.196 new 105 ILCS 5/2-3.196 new Amends the State Board of Education Article of the School Code. Provides that the State Board of Education shall establish a microcredential for teachers to receive training in introductory and intermediate computer science. Provides that the microcredential shall cover the best practices for teaching computer science to students, focusing on content mastery and teaching strategies. Provides that the State Board of education shall also establish a microcredential for teachers to receive training for Advanced Placement classes in computer science after completing the introductory microcredential. Provides that the State Board of Education shall make the microcredential a primary endorsement area. LRB103 28301 RJT 54680 b LRB103 28301 RJT 54680 b LRB103 28301 RJT 54680 b A BILL FOR HB3909LRB103 28301 RJT 54680 b HB3909 LRB103 28301 RJT 54680 b HB3909 LRB103 28301 RJT 54680 b 1 AN ACT concerning education. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section 5 2-3.196 as follows: 6 (105 ILCS 5/2-3.196 new) 7 Sec. 2-3.196. Computer science microcredentials. 8 (a) The State Board of Education shall establish a 9 microcredential for teachers to receive training in 10 introductory and intermediate computer science. The 11 microcredential shall cover the best practices for teaching 12 computer science to students, focusing on content mastery and 13 teaching strategies. The State Board of Education shall make 14 the microcredential a primary endorsement area. 15 (b) The State Board of Education shall also establish a 16 microcredential for teachers to receive training for Advanced 17 Placement classes in computer science after completing the 18 microcredential established in subsection (a). The State Board 19 of Education shall make the microcredential a primary 20 endorsement area. 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3909 Introduced 2/17/2023, by Rep. Katie Stuart SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/2-3.196 new 105 ILCS 5/2-3.196 new 105 ILCS 5/2-3.196 new Amends the State Board of Education Article of the School Code. Provides that the State Board of Education shall establish a microcredential for teachers to receive training in introductory and intermediate computer science. Provides that the microcredential shall cover the best practices for teaching computer science to students, focusing on content mastery and teaching strategies. Provides that the State Board of education shall also establish a microcredential for teachers to receive training for Advanced Placement classes in computer science after completing the introductory microcredential. Provides that the State Board of Education shall make the microcredential a primary endorsement area. LRB103 28301 RJT 54680 b LRB103 28301 RJT 54680 b LRB103 28301 RJT 54680 b A BILL FOR 105 ILCS 5/2-3.196 new LRB103 28301 RJT 54680 b HB3909 LRB103 28301 RJT 54680 b