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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION
STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021)
ENGROSSED SENATE
BILL NO. 252 By: Stanley of the Senate
and
Baker of the House
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 computer 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 the State Department of Education to post
on its website certain annual report; providing
contents of report; 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 com puter science programs
in elementary, middle and high schools to serve as a guide 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. 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
and elementary schools and public charter middle and elementary
schools in this state shall offer instruction aligned to the
Oklahoma Academic Standards for Computer Science. Instruction may
be offered through stand-alone computer science courses or through
integration in other courses.
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 classroom 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 setting.
E. By June 30, 2025, and by June 30 each year thereafter, the
State Department of Education shall publish on i ts website a report
regarding computer science courses or content offered at each school
and district during the previous school year. The report shall
include:
1. The names and course codes of computer science courses
offered in each school including a course description, 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 whether a stud ent
is on an individualized education program pursuant to
the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
or a Section 504 Plan as defined by the Rehabilitation
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 Act, and
e. grade level; and
3. The number of computer science teachers at each school
disaggregated by:
a. gender,
b. race and ethnicity,
c. highest academic degree attained, and
d. subject area of teacher certification, if applicabl e.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON COMMON EDUCATION, dated 04/06/2021
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