CURRICULA: Adds computer science as a high school graduation requirement and requires teacher preparation programs to include computer science education (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
This bill makes computer science a mandatory subject for high school graduation in states that require two units of foreign language study. It achieves this by amending existing graduation requirements to list computer science as an option alongside specific foreign language courses like Spanish. Additionally, the legislation mandates that teacher preparation programs include training on how to teach computer science. These changes directly impact high school students, their graduation plans, and the professional development of future educators.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Feb 28, 2024
Signed May 23, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 13, 2024 · House Apr 4, 2024
How they voted
37–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 38
May 13, 2024
D
Democratic12
91% Yea
R
Republican26
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
4
Committee
5
May 13, 2024
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 6, 2024
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Reported favorably.
upper
Apr 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 102, nays 1. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Mar 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (13-0).
lower
Mar 11, 2024
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.
lower
1 primary · 18 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jason Hughes
DDemocratic
Co
Adrian Fisher
DDemocratic
Co
Delisha Boyd
DDemocratic
Co
Ed Larvadain
DDemocratic
Co
Francis Thompson
RRepublican
Co
Jacob Landry
RRepublican
Co
Jason DeWitt
RRepublican
Co
John Wyble
RRepublican
Co
Josh Carlson
RRepublican
Co
Joy Walters
DDemocratic
Co
Kim Carver
RRepublican
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