| 1 | 1 | | FIRSTREGULARSESSION |
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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSEBILLNO.1576 |
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| 3 | 3 | | 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY |
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| 4 | 4 | | INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVESMITH(68). |
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| 5 | 5 | | 3130H.02I JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk |
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| 6 | 6 | | ANACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | Torepealsection170.018,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofonenewsectionrelatingto |
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| 8 | 8 | | computersciencecoursesinschools. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SectionA.Section170.018,RSMo,isrepealedandonenewsectionenactedinlieu |
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| 11 | 11 | | 2thereof,tobeknownassection170.018,toreadasfollows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | 170.018.1.(1)Forpurposesofthissection,"computersciencecourse"meansa |
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| 13 | 13 | | 2courseinwhichstudentsstudycomputers[and],algorithmicprocesses,cybersecurity,social |
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| 14 | 14 | | 3mediatraining,andartificialintelligenceincludingtheirprinciples,hardwareandsoftware |
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| 15 | 15 | | 4designs,implementation,andimpactonsociety.Thetermshallinclude,butnotbelimitedto, |
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| 16 | 16 | | 5astand-alonecourseatanyelementary,middle,orhighschooloracourseatanyelementary |
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| 17 | 17 | | 6ormiddleschoolthatembedscomputersciencecontentwithinothersubjects. |
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| 18 | 18 | | 7 (2)Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshall,beforeJuly1,2019, |
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| 19 | 19 | | 8developahighschoolgraduationpolicythatallowsastudenttofulfilloneunitofacademic |
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| 20 | 20 | | 9creditwithadistrict-approvedcomputersciencecoursemeetingthestandardsofsubsection2 |
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| 21 | 21 | | 10ofthissectionforanymathematics,science,orpracticalartsunitrequiredforhighschool |
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| 22 | 22 | | 11graduation.Thepolicyshallrequirethatallstudentshaveeithertakenallcoursesthatrequire |
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| 23 | 23 | | 12end-of-courseexaminationsformathandscienceorareontracktotakeallcoursesthat |
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| 24 | 24 | | 13requireend-of-courseexaminationsformathandscienceundertheMissourischool |
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| 25 | 25 | | 14improvementprograminordertoreceivecredittowardhighschoolgraduationunderthis |
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| 26 | 26 | | 15subsection. |
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| 27 | 27 | | 16 (3)Aschooldistrictshallcommunicatetostudentselectingtouseacomputerscience |
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| 28 | 28 | | 17courseforamathematicsunitthatsomeinstitutionsofhighereducationmayrequirefour |
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| 29 | 29 | | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
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| 30 | 30 | | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18unitsofacademiccreditinmathematicsforcollegeadmission.Theparent,guardian,orlegal |
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| 31 | 31 | | 19custodianofeachstudentwhochoosestotakeacomputersciencecoursetofulfillaunitof |
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| 32 | 32 | | 20academiccreditinmathematicsshallsignandsubmittotheschooldistrictadocument |
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| 33 | 33 | | 21containingastatementacknowledgingthattakingacomputersciencecoursetofulfillaunit |
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| 34 | 34 | | 22ofacademiccreditinmathematicsmayhaveanadverseeffectoncollegeadmission |
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| 35 | 35 | | 23decisions. |
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| 36 | 36 | | 24 (4)Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationandthedepartmentof |
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| 37 | 37 | | 25highereducationandworkforcedevelopmentshallcooperateindevelopingandimplementing |
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| 38 | 38 | | 26academicrequirementsforcomputersciencecoursesofferedinanygradeorgradesnotlower |
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| 39 | 39 | | 27thantheninthnorhigherthanthetwelfthgrade. |
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| 40 | 40 | | 28 2.(1)Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshallconveneawork |
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| 41 | 41 | | 29grouptodevelopandrecommendrigorousacademicperformancestandardsrelatingto |
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| 42 | 42 | | 30computerscienceforstudentsinkindergartenandineachgradenothigherthanthetwelfth |
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| 43 | 43 | | 31grade.Theworkgroupshallinclude,butnotbelimitedto,educatorsprovidinginstructionin |
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| 44 | 44 | | 32kindergartenorinanygradenothigherthanthetwelfthgradeandrepresentativesfromthe |
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| 45 | 45 | | 33departmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducation,thedepartmentofhighereducationand |
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| 46 | 46 | | 34workforcedevelopment,businessandindustry,andinstitutionsofhighereducation.The |
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| 47 | 47 | | 35departmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshalldevelopwrittencurriculum |
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| 48 | 48 | | 36frameworksrelatingtocomputersciencethatmaybeusedbyschooldistricts.The |
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| 49 | 49 | | 37requirementsofsection160.514shallnotapplytothissection. |
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| 50 | 50 | | 38 (2)Thestateboardofeducationshalladoptandimplementacademicperformance |
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| 51 | 51 | | 39standardsrelatingtocomputersciencebeginninginthe2019-20schoolyear. |
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| 52 | 52 | | 40 3.BeforeJuly1,2019,thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshall |
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| 53 | 53 | | 41developaprocedurebywhichanyteacherwhoholdsacertificateoflicensetoteachunder |
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| 54 | 54 | | 42section168.021anddemonstratessufficientcontentknowledgeofcomputerscienceshall |
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| 55 | 55 | | 43receiveaspecialendorsementontheteacher'slicensesignifyingtheteacher'sspecialized |
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| 56 | 56 | | 44knowledgeincomputerscience. |
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| 57 | 57 | | 45 4.(1)Forpurposesofthissubsection,"eligibleentity"means: |
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| 58 | 58 | | 46 (a)Alocaleducationalagency,oraconsortiumoflocaleducationalagencies,inthe |
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| 59 | 59 | | 47state,includingcharterschoolsthathavedeclaredthemselveslocaleducationalagencies; |
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| 60 | 60 | | 48 (b)Aninstitutionofhighereducationinthestate;or |
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| 61 | 61 | | 49 (c)Anonprofitorprivateproviderofnationallyrecognizedandhigh-quality |
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| 62 | 62 | | 50computerscienceprofessionaldevelopment,asdeterminedbythedepartmentofelementary |
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| 63 | 63 | | 51andsecondaryeducation. |
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| 64 | 64 | | 52 (2)Thereisherebycreatedinthestatetreasurythe"ComputerScienceEducation |
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| 65 | 65 | | 53Fund".Thefundshallconsistofallmoneysthatmaybeappropriatedtoitbythegeneral |
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| 66 | 66 | | 54assemblyandanygifts,contributions,grants,orbequestsreceivedfromprivateorother |
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| 67 | 67 | | HB1576 2 55sourcesforthepurposeofprovidingteacherprofessionaldevelopmentprogramsrelatingto |
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| 68 | 68 | | 56computerscience.Thestatetreasurershallbecustodianofthefund.Inaccordancewith |
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| 69 | 69 | | 57sections30.170and30.180,thestatetreasurermayapprovedisbursements.Thefundshallbe |
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| 70 | 70 | | 58adedicatedfundand,uponappropriation,moneysinthefundshallbeusedsolelyforthe |
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| 71 | 71 | | 59administrationofgrantstoeligibleentitiesasdescribedinthissection.Notwithstandingthe |
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| 72 | 72 | | 60provisionsofsection33.080tothecontrary,anymoneysremaininginthefundattheendof |
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| 73 | 73 | | 61thebienniumshallnotreverttothecreditofthegeneralrevenuefund.Thestatetreasurer |
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| 74 | 74 | | 62shallinvestmoneysinthefundinthesamemannerasotherfundsareinvested.Anyinterest |
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| 75 | 75 | | 63andmoneysearnedonsuchinvestmentsshallbecreditedtothefund. |
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| 76 | 76 | | 64 (3)Thestateboardofeducationshallawardgrantsfromthecomputerscience |
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| 77 | 77 | | 65educationfundtoeligibleentitiesforthepurposeofprovidingteacherprofessional |
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| 78 | 78 | | 66developmentprogramsrelatingtocomputerscience.Aneligibleentitywishingtoreceive |
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| 79 | 79 | | 67suchagrantshallsubmitanapplicationtothedepartmentofelementaryandsecondary |
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| 80 | 80 | | 68educationaddressinghowtheentityplansto: |
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| 81 | 81 | | 69 (a)Reachnewandexistingteacherswithlittlecomputersciencebackground; |
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| 82 | 82 | | 70 (b)Useeffectivepracticesforprofessionaldevelopment; |
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| 83 | 83 | | 71 (c)Focusthetrainingontheconceptualfoundationsofcomputerscience; |
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| 84 | 84 | | 72 (d)Reachandsupporthistoricallyunderrepresentedstudentsincomputerscience; |
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| 85 | 85 | | 73 (e)Provideteacherswithconcreteexperiencewithhands-on,inquiry-basedpractices; |
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| 86 | 86 | | 74and |
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| 87 | 87 | | 75 (f)Accommodatetheparticularneedsofstudentsandteachersineachdistrictand |
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| 88 | 88 | | 76school. |
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| 89 | 89 | | 77 5.(1)ForallschoolyearsbeginningonorafterJuly1,2023,eachpublichighschool |
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| 90 | 90 | | 78andcharterhighschoolshallofferatleastonecomputersciencecourseinanin-personsetting |
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| 91 | 91 | | 79orasavirtualordistancecourseoption. |
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| 92 | 92 | | 80 (2)Anycomputersciencecourseorinstructionofferedunderthissubsectionshall: |
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| 93 | 93 | | 81 (a)Beofhighqualityasdefinedbythestateboardofeducation; |
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| 94 | 94 | | 82 (b)Meetorexceedthecomputerscienceperformancestandardsdevelopedand |
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| 95 | 95 | | 83adoptedbythedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationunderthissection;and |
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| 96 | 96 | | 84 (c)Foranycomputersciencecourseofferedbyapublichighschoolorcharterhigh |
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| 97 | 97 | | 85school,beofferedinsuchschool'scoursecatalog. |
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| 98 | 98 | | 86 (3)OnorbeforeJunethirtiethofeachschoolyear,eachschooldistrictshallsubmitto |
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| 99 | 99 | | 87thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationareportforthecurrentschoolyear |
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| 100 | 100 | | 88whichshallinclude,butnotbelimitedto: |
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| 101 | 101 | | 89 (a)Thenamesandcoursecodesofcomputersciencecoursesofferedineachschoolin |
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| 102 | 102 | | 90thedistrictwithacoursedescriptionandwhichcomputerscienceperformancestandardsare |
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| 103 | 103 | | 91covered,totheextentsuchinformationisavailable; |
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| 104 | 104 | | HB1576 3 92 (b)Thenumberandpercentageofstudentswhoenrolledineachcomputerscience |
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| 105 | 105 | | 93course,listedbythecategoriesinsubparagraphsa.tof.ofthisparagraph.Ifacategory |
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| 106 | 106 | | 94containsonetofivestudentsorcontainsaquantityofstudentsthatwouldallowthequantity |
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| 107 | 107 | | 95ofanothercategorythatcontainsfiveorfewertobededuced,thenumbershallbereplaced |
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| 108 | 108 | | 96withasymbol: |
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| 109 | 109 | | 97 a.Sex; |
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| 110 | 110 | | 98 b.Raceandethnicity; |
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| 111 | 111 | | 99 c.Specialeducationstatusincluding,butnotlimitedto,studentsreceivingservices |
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| 112 | 112 | | 100underthefederalIndividualswithDisabilitiesEducationAct(IDEA)(20U.S.C.Section1400 |
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| 113 | 113 | | 101etseq.,asamended)orSection504ofthefederalRehabilitationActof1973(29U.S.C. |
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| 114 | 114 | | 102Section794),asamended; |
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| 115 | 115 | | 103 d.Englishlanguagelearnerstatus; |
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| 116 | 116 | | 104 e.Eligibilityforfreeorreducedpricemeals;and |
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| 117 | 117 | | 105 f.Gradelevel;and |
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| 118 | 118 | | 106 (c)Thenumberofcomputerscienceinstructorsateachschool,listedbythefollowing |
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| 119 | 119 | | 107categories: |
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| 120 | 120 | | 108 a.Applicablecertifications; |
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| 121 | 121 | | 109 b.Sex; |
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| 122 | 122 | | 110 c.Raceandethnicity;and |
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| 123 | 123 | | 111 d.Highestacademicdegree. |
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| 124 | 124 | | 112 (4)OnorbeforeSeptemberthirtiethofeachschoolyear,thedepartmentof |
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| 125 | 125 | | 113elementaryandsecondaryeducationshallpostthefollowingonthedepartment'swebsite: |
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| 126 | 126 | | 114 (a)Datareceivedunderparagraphs(a)and(b)ofsubdivision(3)ofthissubsection, |
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| 127 | 127 | | 115disaggregatedbyschoolandaggregatedstatewide;and |
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| 128 | 128 | | 116 (b)Datareceivedunderparagraph(c)ofsubdivision(3)ofthissubsection, |
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| 129 | 129 | | 117aggregatedstatewide. |
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| 130 | 130 | | 118 (5)OnorbeforeJunethirtiethofeachschoolyear,thedepartmentofelementaryand |
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| 131 | 131 | | 119secondaryeducationshallpublishalistofcomputersciencecoursecodesandnameswitha |
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| 132 | 132 | | 120coursedescriptionandanindicationofwhichcoursesmeetorexceedthedepartmentof |
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| 133 | 133 | | 121elementaryandsecondaryeducation'scomputerscienceperformancestandards. |
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| 134 | 134 | | 122 6.Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshallappointacomputer |
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| 135 | 135 | | 123sciencesupervisor.Thecomputersciencesupervisorshallberesponsibleforimplementing |
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| 136 | 136 | | 124theprovisionsofthissection. |
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| 137 | 137 | | 125 7.ForallschoolyearsbeginningonorafterJuly1,2023,acomputersciencecourse |
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| 138 | 138 | | 126successfullycompletedandcountedtowardstategraduationrequirementsshallbeequivalent |
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| 139 | 139 | | 127toonesciencecourseoronepracticalartscreditforthepurposeofsatisfyinganyadmission |
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| 140 | 140 | | 128requirementsofanypublicinstitutionofhighereducationinthisstate. |
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| 141 | 141 | | HB1576 4 129 8.(1)Theworkgroupestablishedundersubsection2ofthissectionshalldevelop |
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| 142 | 142 | | 130additionalacademicperformancestandardsforcomputersciencecoursesthat |
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| 143 | 143 | | 131incorporateacademicrequirementsrelatedtocybersecurity,socialmediatraining, |
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| 144 | 144 | | 132andartificialintelligence. |
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| 145 | 145 | | 133 (2)Thestateboardofeducationshalladoptandimplementsuchacademic |
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| 146 | 146 | | 134performancestandardsbeginninginthe2026-27schoolyear. |
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| 147 | 147 | | 135 (3)Forthe2026-27schoolyearandallsubsequentschoolyears: |
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| 148 | 148 | | 136 (a)Eachpupilwhoreceivesahighschooldiplomaorcertificateofgraduation |
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| 149 | 149 | | 137shallhavesatisfactorilycompletedone-halfunitofacademiccreditwithacomputer |
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| 150 | 150 | | 138sciencecoursebeforetheendofgradetwelve;and |
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| 151 | 151 | | 139 (b)Beforeapupilmaysubstituteacoursethatfulfillsanymathematics,science, |
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| 152 | 152 | | 140orpracticalartsunitrequiredforhighschoolgraduation,thepupilshallsatisfactorily |
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| 153 | 153 | | 141completeone-halfunitofacademiccreditwithacomputersciencecourse. |
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| 154 | 154 | | 142 [8.]9.Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshallpromulgaterules |
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| 155 | 155 | | 143toimplementtheprovisionsofthissection.Anyruleorportionofarule,asthattermis |
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| 156 | 156 | | 144definedinsection536.010,thatiscreatedundertheauthoritydelegatedinthissectionshall |
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| 157 | 157 | | 145becomeeffectiveonlyifitcomplieswithandissubjecttoalloftheprovisionsofchapter536 |
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| 158 | 158 | | 146and,ifapplicable,section536.028.Thissectionandchapter536arenonseverableandifany |
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| 159 | 159 | | 147ofthepowersvestedwiththegeneralassemblypursuanttochapter536toreview,todelaythe |
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| 160 | 160 | | 148effectivedate,ortodisapproveandannularulearesubsequentlyheldunconstitutional,then |
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| 161 | 161 | | 149thegrantofrulemakingauthorityandanyruleproposedoradoptedafterDecember18,2018, |
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| 162 | 162 | | 150shallbeinvalidandvoid. |
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| 163 | 163 | | âś” |
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| 164 | 164 | | HB1576 5 |
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