2020 -- H 7341 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2020 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CURRICULUM | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Tobon, Barros, Chippendale, Solomon, and | |
Date Introduced: January 29, 2020 | |
Referred To: House Health, Education & Welfare | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 16-22 of the General Laws entitled "Curriculum [See Title 16 |
2 | Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]" is hereby amended by adding thereto |
3 | the following section: |
4 | 16-22-34. Computer science graduation requirement. |
5 | (a) Commencing with the graduating class of 2022, and all graduating classes thereafter, |
6 | all high school students attending public schools, or any other school managed and controlled by |
7 | the state, shall demonstrate proficiency in computer science. Local education agencies (LEAs) |
8 | shall have the discretion to al1ow students the ability to demonstrate proficiency by successfully |
9 | completing one or more of the following: |
10 | (l) A computer science course of study that is aligned with the standards developed and |
11 | adopted by the council on elementary and secondary education (the "council"): or |
12 | (2) A computer science assessment that is aligned with the standards developed and |
13 | adopted by the council, and taken in a controlled testing environment, |
14 | (b) Schools shall be permitted to make exceptions and accommodations to the |
15 | requirements of this section for students with disabilities, as provided in chapter 24 of title 16, in |
16 | cases where the student cannot be reasonably expected to demonstrate proficiency under council |
17 | standards. |
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1 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CURRICULUM | |
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1 | This act would require that commencing with the graduating class of 2022 all high school |
2 | students attending public schools demonstrate proficiency in computer science. |
3 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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