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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021)
SENATE BILL 252 By: Stanley
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to schools; amending Section 1,
Chapter 332, O.S.L. 2019 (70 O.S. Sup p. 2020, Section
11-103.6m), which relates to compu ter science
programs in schools; requiring public schools to
offer certain computer science course or instruction
by certain school year; directing computer science
courses or offerings to meet certain requirements;
requiring public schools to submit certa in annual
report by certain date; directing the State
Department of Education to post on its website
certain report information; 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 prog rams
in elementary, middle and high schools to serve as a guide to
schools for implementing quali ty computer science programs.
B. The rubric shall include but not be limited to the following
recommendations:
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1. No less than one computer science course ta ught 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 acc ess to career exploration
activities that address h ow computer science skills are utilized.
C. 1. Beginning in the 2024 -2025 school year, all public high
schools and public charter high schools in this state shall offer a
minimum of one computer science course to students.
2. Beginning in the 2024 -2025 school year, all public middle
schools and public charter middle schools in this state shall offer
instruction in exploratory computer science content.
3. Beginning in the 2024-2025 school year, all publi c
elementary schools and public charter elementary schools shall offer
instruction in the basics of computer science content and
computational thinking.
D. Each course or offering required by subsection C of this
section shall be:
1. Be aligned to the Oklahoma Academic Standards for Computer
Science and current research-based instructional practices ;
2. Be of high quality, as defined by the State Board of
Education; and
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3. Be offered in an in -person setting or as a virtual or
distance course option only when a traditional clas sroom setting is
not feasible.
D. 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 se tting.
E. By June 30, 2025, and by June 30 eac h year thereafter, each
school district and public charter school shall submit to the State
Department of Education a report regarding computer science courses
or content offered during the previous school yea r. The report
shall include:
1. The names and course codes of computer science courses
offered in each school including a course d escription and which
Oklahoma Academic Standard s for Computer Science are covered, to the
extent such information is available;
2. The number and per centage of students who enrolled in each
computer science course disaggr egated by:
a. gender,
b. race and ethnicity,
c. special education status including whether a student
is on an individualize d education program pursuant to
the Individuals with Disabili ties Education Act (IDEA)
or a Section 504 Plan as defined by the Rehabi litation
Act of 1973, P.L. No. 93-112,
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d. eligibility for free or reduced -price meals under the
National School Lunch A ct, and
e. grade level; and
3. The number of computer science te achers at each school
disaggregated by:
a. gender,
b. race and ethnicity,
c. highest academic degree attained, and
d. subject area of teacher certification, if applicable.
F. The State Department of Educat ion shall post on its website
the reports received pursuant to subsecti on E of this section .
1. Information submitted pur suant to paragraphs 1 and 2 of
subsection E of this section shall be disaggregated by school prior
to being posted online; and
2. Information submitted pursuant to paragraph 3 of subsection
E of this section shall be posted online in aggregate statewide
form.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021.
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