Bill Text: AZ SB1055 | 2016 | Fifty-second Legislature 2nd Regular | Engrossed
Bill Title: Schools; computer coding instruction
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2016-03-16 - Referred to House RULES Committee [SB1055 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2016-SB1055-Engrossed.html
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State of Arizona Senate Fifty-second Legislature Second Regular Session 2016
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SENATE BILL 1055 |
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AN ACT
amending Title 15, chapter 1, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 15-117; relating to school instruction.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 15, chapter 1, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 15-117, to read:
15-117. Hour of coding required; exemption; waiver
A. Each school district and charter school shall require all pupils to participate in at least one hour of interactive computer instruction at least once in grades four through twelve. the instruction must be designed to expose pupils to reading, understanding and writing computer code and offered by a nationally recognized nonprofit organization that is devoted to expanding access to computer science. A school district or charter school may not require a pupil to participate more than once in this interactive computer instruction.
B. A child with a disability as defined in section 15-731 may be exempted from the requirements of subsection A of this section on a determination by the child's INDIVIDUALIZED education program team.
C. A school district or charter school may apply to the superintendent of public instruction for a full or partial waiver from the requirements of subsection A of this section if the school district or charter school does not have sufficient computer infrastructure to comply with the requirements of subsection A of this section. The superintendent of public instruction shall evaluate the waiver application and determine whether to issue the waiver.
d. A parent may request an exemption from the requirements of subsection a of this section if the pupil previously received comparable instruction.
