HB2202--COMPUTERSCIENCECOURSES
SPONSOR: Fitzwater
COMMITTEEACTION:Voted"DoPass"bytheStandingCommitteeon
WorkforceDevelopmentbyavoteof10to0.
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.
PROPONENTS: Supporterssaythatseveralstateshavepassedsimilar
legislation. Missourineedstobeatacompetitiveadvantageto
addressthelaborshortagesexperiencedbytechnicalindustries
thatareseekingtohireindividualswhohavethecomputerscience
backgroundandknowledgebase.
TestifyingforthebillwereRepresentative Fitzwater;Cara
AlexanderStark,Polsinelli;Amazon;Google;Code.Org;Missouri
ChamberofCommerce&Industry;andtheGiftedAssociationof
Missouri.
OPPONENTS: Therewasnooppositionvoicedtothecommittee. Writtentestimonyhasbeensubmittedforthisbill.Thefull
writtentestimonycanbefoundunderTestimonyonthebillpageon
theHousewebsite.