SB 969 Hawaii Senate · 2019 Regular Session

RELATING TO COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION.

Summary

Beginning in the 2022-2023 school year, requires each public elementary school or public charter elementary school to offer instruction in the basics of computer science and computational thinking. Beginning in the 2023-2024 school year, requires each public middle or intermediate school or public charter middle or intermediate school to offer instruction in exploratory computer science. Establishes reporting requirements.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2019

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 18, 2019 Last action Feb 12, 2019

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Committee

Feb 12, 2019

Committee

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.

upper

Feb 12, 2019

Committee

Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 240) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 6, 2019

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in EDU were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kidani, Kim, Kanuha, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Dela Cruz.

upper

Feb 1, 2019

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-06-19 2:55PM in conference room 229.

upper

Jan 24, 2019

Committee

Referred to EDU, WAM.

upper

Jan 18, 2019

Introduced

Introduced.

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2 primary · 0 co-sponsors