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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021)
HOUSE BILL 2751 By: Baker
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to schools; amending Section 1,
Chapter 332, O.S.L. 2019 (70 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section
11-103.6m), which relates to compute r science
programs; adding certain course standards; requiring
in-person learning under certain circumstances;
requiring computer science courses or instruction for
certain grade levels; requiring annual report to the
State Board of Education ; requiring certain
information be posted on website; defining term;
amending 70 O.S. 2011, Section 6 -185, as last amended
by Section 1, Chapter 234, O.S.L. 2019 (70 O.S. Supp.
2020, Section 6-185), which relates to the Oklahoma
Teacher Preparation Act; requiring the te acher
preparation system to include understanding of
computer science; and providing an effective date .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY Section 1, Chapter 332, O.S.L.
2019 (70 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 11 -103.6m), is amended to read as
follows:
Section 11-103.6m A. The State Department of Education shall
develop by December 31, 2019, a rubric for computer science programs
in elementary, middle and high schools to serve as a g uide to
schools for implementing quality computer science programs.
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B. The rubric shall include but not be limited to the following
recommendations:
1. No less than one computer science course taught by a teacher
with a computer science certification at each school site, which may
include core content courses where computer science concepts are
integrated; and
2. Allowing all students to have access to career exploration
activities that address how computer science skills are utilized.
C. Each course or offering shall be aligned to the Oklahoma
Academic Standards for Computer Science and current research -based
instructional practices and be of high quality, as defined by the
State Board of Education. Each course shall also meet or exceed the
standards and curriculum requirements established by the State Board
of Education.
D. The Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the
provisions of this section shall not be construed to mean that
courses may not be taught in a virtual, distance, integrated or
other innovative setting. A computer science course offered by a
public high school shall be offered in an in -person setting, and be
offered as a virtual or distance course option only when a
traditional classroom setting is not feasible.
E. Beginning in the 2024–2025 school year, each public high
school shall offer at least one computer science course.
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F. Beginning in the 2024 –2025 school year, each public middle
school shall offer instruction in exploratory computer science
content.
G. Beginning in the 2024–2025 school year, each public
elementary school shall offer instruction in the basics of computer
science content and computational thinking.
H. Beginning June 30, 2022 , and by each June 30 thereafter,
each school district shall submit to the S tate Board of Education a
report for the current academic year which shall include, but not be
limited to, the following:
1. The names and course codes of computer science courses
offered in each school, including course description and which state
computer science standards are covered, to the extent such
information is available;
2. The number and percentage of students who enrolled in each
computer science course, disaggregated by :
a. gender,
b. race and ethnicity,
c. special education status including students subject to
the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act (IDEA) law,
d. English language learner status ,
e. eligibility for the free and reduced price lunch
program, and
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f. grade level,
provided that, if a category contains between one and five students,
or contains a number that would allow the number of another category
that is five or less to be deduced, the number shall be replaced
with a symbol;
3. The number of computer science instructors at each school,
disaggregated by:
a. certification, if applicable ,
b. gender,
c. race and ethnicity, and
d. highest academic degree.
I. The State Board of Education shall post on its website the
annual reports required in subsection H of this section on or before
July 30 of the year the annual r eport is received. The posted
report shall be disaggregated by school for the data listed in
paragraphs 1 and 2 of subsection H of this section. The state shall
publicly post aggregate statewide data for the data listed in
paragraph 3 of subsection H of this section.
J. The State Department of Education shall also publish on its
website a list of computer science course codes and names, including
course description and which courses align to the state computer
science standards.
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K. As used in this secti on "computer science" means the study
of computers and algorithmic processes, including their principles,
hardware and software designs, implementation and impact on society.
SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2011, Section 6 -185, as
last amended by Section 1, Chapter 234, O.S.L. 2019 (70 O.S. Supp.
2020, Section 6-185), is amended to read as follows:
Section 6-185. A. The following competencies and methods shall
be incorporated into the programs approved by the Commission for
Educational Quality and Accountability for the competency -based
teacher preparation system provided for in the Oklahoma Teacher
Preparation Act:
1. The teacher preparation system shall include, but not be
limited to, the following competencies:
a. excellence in the arts and sciences,
b. an in-depth knowledge of the subject matter to be
taught,
c. the ability to identify and cultivate talent and
potential in students,
d. an understanding of child and human development,
e. teaching skills developed through a variet y of
learning experiences,
f. the ability to interact effectively with all students,
g. skills necessary for working with parents, guardians
and custodians of students in the education process,
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h. skills necessary to involve the community in
education,
i. skills to foster teamwork within and among schools,
j. for administrators, skills necessary to be an
effective leader of a school or school district, and
k. skills in effective classroom management and student
discipline; and
l. an understanding of compute r science and computational
thinking as applied to student learning and classroom
instruction that are grade -level and subject-area
appropriate.
2. The preservice program shall include the following methods
to achieve the competencies listed in paragraph 1 of this
subsection:
a. require teacher candidates to study arts and sciences
at the undergraduate level,
b. require secondary and elementary/secondary teacher
candidates to have undergraduate majors, or their
equivalents, in a subject area, and require t eacher
candidates in early childhood, elementary, and special
education to have subject area concentrations which
allow qualification as a generalist,
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c. require teacher candidates to study the individuality
of students, the capacity of students to learn a nd the
process of learning,
d. integrate curriculum from other disciplines with the
education curriculum,
e. require teacher candidates to have training
experiences and personal contact with parents,
guardians or custodians of school -age children,
f. require teacher candidates to have community
involvement experience,
g. structure courses so as to require teamwork
activities, and
h. require teacher candidates to study, in existing
coursework, substance abuse symptoms identification
and prevention, mental il lness symptoms identification
and mental health issues, classroom management skills,
trauma-informed responsive instruction and classroom
safety and discipline techniques; and
3. The Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability
shall not require more than a four-year program of one hundred
twenty-four (124) semester hours to complete a teacher education
degree.
B. It is the intent of the Legislature that institutions of
higher education which offer teacher education programs hold such
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programs accountable for meeting the certification competencies
approved by the State Board of Education. It is the intent of the
Legislature that the teacher education programs incorporate a
curriculum to achieve the competency -based system and include
integration of the teacher preparation curricula with the arts and
sciences departments curricula. Each institution of higher
education which seeks accreditation or approval for its teacher
education program shall develop an institution plan which follows
the State Board of Education competencies for certification. In
developing such institution plans, the higher education institution
shall establish a process which seeks information and input from
teacher preparation faculty, faculty from arts and sciences and
other programs and disciplines which are appropriate, students
within the teacher education program, teachers, administrators,
parents, guardians or custodians of students and business and
community leaders. Each institution shall report annually to the
Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability the procedures
used to inform the public regarding the institution 's teacher
education program and the manner through which public input is
solicited and received. The institution 's plan shall be accessible
to any interested party under the Oklahoma Open Records Act. No
institution of higher education 's teacher education program shall be
approved by the Commission unless the institution plan has been
approved by that institution 's governing board. The Oklah oma State
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Regents for Higher Education may facilitate the development of
institution plans to assist institutions of higher education.
SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021.
58-1-5827 AMM 01/15/21