Resolve, Directing the Department of Education To Study and Develop a State Plan for Computer Science Instruction and Professional Development

Sec. 1. Study and development of state plan for computer science instruction and professional development. Resolved: That the Department of Education shall study and develop a plan for implementing computer science instruction in schools and shall submit a report to the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs, no later than January 1, 2020, that includes the following:

1. An overview of how computer science courses and curricula are being implemented in schools;

2. A state plan for instruction in computer science in public preschool to grade 12 that includes the development of standards, clarifies how instruction in computer science may be applied toward graduation requirements, provides equitable access to computer science instruction across the State and provides for instruction in computer science in all high schools by 2022 and in all grades by 2025;

3. A professional development plan for educators that includes training in computer science and a component that includes peer-to-peer training in computer science; and

4. An estimate of the funding levels necessary to implement the plans in subsections 2 and 3.

The Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs may submit a bill relating to the subject matter of the report to the Second Regular Session of the 129th Legislature.