Bill Text: AZ SB1055 | 2016 | Fifty-second Legislature 2nd Regular | Introduced
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-Introduced.html
PREFILED JAN 07 2016
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REFERENCE TITLE: schools; computer coding instruction |
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State of Arizona Senate Fifty-second Legislature Second Regular Session 2016
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SB 1055 |
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Introduced by Senator Kavanagh
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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 in grades four through twelve to participate in at least one hour of interactive computer instruction that is designed to expose pupils to reading, understanding and writing computer code and that is 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 school district or charter school may exempt a child with a disability as defined in section 15-731 from the requirements of subsection A of this section if the child is unable to participate in or benefit from the interactive computer instruction.
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.
