HB2202--COMPUTERSCIENCECOURSES
SPONSOR: Fitzwater
Thisbillmodifiesthedefinitionof"computersciencecourse"by
includinganyelementary,middle,orhighschoolcoursethatembeds
computersciencecontentwithinothersubjects.
Thisbillrequires,forallschoolyearsonorafterJuly1,2023,
certaincourseworkandinstructionincomputerscienceinpublic
andcharterhighschools.Coursesandinstructionofferedunder
thisbillmustmeetcertainstandardsestablishedbytheState
BoardofEducationandtheDepartmentofElementaryandSecondary
Education(DESE).
ThisbillrequiresschooldistrictstosubmittoDESEcertain
informationrelatedtoitscomputersciencecoursesanddemographic
enrollmentinformationforsuchcourses.
OnorbeforeJune30thannually,DESEshallpublishalistof
computersciencecoursecodesandnameswithacoursedescription,
aswellasotherinformationspecifiedinthebill.DESEshall
appointacomputerscienceadvisortoimplementtheseprovisionsof
thebill.
BeginningJuly1,2023,computersciencecoursessuccessfully
completedandcountedtowardstategraduationrequirementsshallbe
equivalenttoonescienceorpracticalartscreditforthepurpose
ofsatisfyingadmissionrequirementsatanypublicinstitutionof
highereducationinthestate.
ThisbillissimilartoSB659(2022).