Introduced in House Passed House Introduced in Senate Passed Senate Became Law
01/06/2020        

Students in grades 6, 7, and 8; computer science/introduction to technology course required.

Requires each student in grades six, seven, and eight, starting in the 2025–2026 school year, to complete at least one semester-long or year-long computer science elective course or introduction to technology course that is aligned with the appropriate Standards of Learning and may include the following content: examining systems and resources of technology, solving problems in technology, introducing microcontrollers, exploring the designed world, computing systems, networks and the Internet, cybersecurity, data and analysis, algorithms and programming, and the impacts of computing. The bill provides that no such student shall be required to complete an end-of-course assessment for any such course. The bill requires the Board of Education to amend or create Standards of Learning as necessary to implement the foregoing provisions and requires the Department of Education to confer with certain organizations to ensure that the proper training is available to the teachers of such courses.

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02/05/2020 House: Committee substitute printed to LIS only 20106191D-H1 Open
01/06/2020 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102727D Open

            

2020 SESSION

    20106191D
    HOUSE BILL NO. 694
    AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
    (Proposed by the House Committee on Education
    on February 5, 2020)
    (Patron Prior to Substitute--Delegate Simonds)
    A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 22.1-207.7, relating to students in grade six, seven, or eight; computer science or introduction to technology course required.

    Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

    1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 22.1-207.7 as follows:

    22.1-207.7. Students in grade six, seven, or eight; computer science or introduction to technology course required.

    A. In order to ensure equitable access and exposure to computer science literacy and technology education and promote the knowledge of computational systems and their uses that is needed for responsible citizenship in a data-rich and interconnected world, each student shall complete during grade six, seven, or eight at least one semester-long or year-long computer science elective course or introduction to technology course.

    B. Each course that satisfies the requirements of subsection A shall be aligned with the appropriate Standards of Learning and may include the following content: examining systems and resources of technology, solving problems in technology, introducing microcontrollers, exploring the designed world, computing systems, networks and the Internet, cybersecurity, data and analysis, algorithms and programming, and the impacts of computing.

    C. No student shall be required to complete an end-of-course assessment for any course that satisfies the requirements of subsection A.

    2. That the provisions of � 22.1-207.7 of the Code of Virginia, as created by this act, shall become effective starting with students in grades six, seven, and eight in the 2025�2026 school year.

    3. That the Board of Education shall create or amend any Standard of Learning necessary to implement the provisions of this act, to be effective no later than the start of the 2025�2026 school year.

    4. That the Department of Education (i) shall confer with CodeVA to ensure that appropriate and no-cost training is available to teachers who teach any computer science elective course that satisfies the requirements of subsection A of � 22.1-207.7 of the Code of Virginia, as created by this act; (ii) shall confer with the Virginia Society for Technology in Education to ensure that appropriate training is available to teachers who teach any introduction to technology course that satisfies the requirements of subsection A of � 22.1-207.7 of the Code of Virginia, as created by this act; and (iii) may confer with any other organization that it deems appropriate, including the Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing or the Virginia Manufacturers Association, to ensure that any such teacher is connected to real-world experiences in technology, computer science, and advanced manufacturing.

    Picture Name From Date Type
    Shelly A. Simonds D-Richmond Sponsor
    Date Branch Action
    01/13/2020 House House: Assigned Education sub: SOL and SOQ
    01/06/2020 House House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102727D
    01/06/2020 House House: Referred to Committee on Education
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    Start Description.
    Requires each student in grades six, seven, and eight, starting in the 2025–2026 school year, to complete at least one semester-long or year-long computer science elective course or introduction to technology course that is aligned with the appropriate Standards of Learning and may include the following content: examining systems and resources of technology, solving problems in technology, introducing microcontrollers, exploring the designed world, computing systems, networks and the Inter
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    Bill TEXT Points.
    This Bill has been listed with the following Subjects from Texts:
    Department of Education
    That the Department of Education (i) shall confer with CodeVA to ensure that appropriate and no-cost training is available to teachers who teach any computer science elective course that satisfies the requirements of subsection A of � 22

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    Each course that satisfies the requirements of subsection A shall be aligned with the appropriate Standards of Learning and may include the following content: examining systems and resources of technology, solving problems in technology, introducing microcontrollers, exploring the designed world, computing systems, networks and the Internet, cybersecurity, data and analysis, algorithms and programming, and the impacts of computing

    Education
    ---------- Patron-- Simonds ---------- Referred to Committee on Education ---------- Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1

    Learning
    Each course that satisfies the requirements of subsection A shall be aligned with the appropriate Standards of Learning and may include the following content: examining systems and resources of technology, solving problems in technology, introducing microcontrollers, exploring the designed world, computing systems, networks and the Internet, cybersecurity, data and analysis, algorithms and programming, and the impacts of computing


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