HB216 Alabama 2019 Session

Updated Apr 26, 2021

House Bill

Enacted

Current Status

Regular Session 2019

Session

Sponsor

Summary

Primary Sponsor: David Faulkner Representative
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2019
Title: Education, K-12 schools, phase in of computer science courses required, funding for teacher training and certification provided, State Administer position created within Dept. of Education, ACHE to create scholarships for preservice teachers, and Computer Science Education task force created
Description: This bill would phase in the requirement that each public school in the state offer courses in computer science.
This bill would provide funding for evidence-based, authentic computer science professional learning for K-12 computer science teachers.
This bill would provide for a designated state computer science specialist at the State Department of Education.
This bill would provide secondary and postsecondary graduation credit and admissions pathways in computer science for students.
This bill would also establish multiple computer science certification pathways for public school teachers, including requirements for institutions of higher education to provide preservice coursework that leads to certification in computer science.
Subjects: Education