Bill Text: HI SCR159 | 2018 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Requesting The Department Of Education To Convene A Computer Science Task Force To Review Computer Science Programs In Hawaii's Public Schools And To Support, Strengthen, And Establish Partnerships Among Educational Institutions, Industries, And Businesses To Improve Computer Science Programs.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2018-04-16 - Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kobayashi, Lowen, McKelvey, Mizuno, Nakamura, Quinlan, Tokioka excused (7). [SCR159 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2018-SCR159-Introduced.html
|
THE SENATE |
S.C.R. NO. |
159 |
|
TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2018 |
|
|
|
STATE OF HAWAII |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
||
SENATE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
requesting the department of education to convene a computer science task force to review computer science programs in Hawaii's public schools and to support, STRENGTHen, and establish partnerships among educational institutions, industries, and businesses to improve computer science programs.
WHEREAS, computer related jobs are among the fastest growing fields of employment in the United States; and
WHEREAS, according to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections for 2010 to 2020, more than half of the anticipated science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) jobs will be in computing; and
WHEREAS, approximately fifty percent of Americans rank computer science as one of the most important subjects to study, after reading and writing; and
WHEREAS, according to a joint report by Gallup and Google entitled, "Searching for Computer Science: Access and Barriers in U.S. K-12 Education", roughly ninety percent of parents consider computer science as a good resource for their children to learn in schools; and
WHEREAS, as of December 2016, there were 1,343 computer jobs in Hawaii, and the average salary for these computing jobs was $78,414, exceeding the average state salary of $47,740; and
WHEREAS, in 2014, only one hundred fifty-five students in Hawaii graduated with a bachelor's degree in computer science; and
WHEREAS, students who learn computer science in high school are six times more likely to pursue a post-secondary degree in computer science; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Twenty-ninth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2018, the House of Representatives concurring, that the Department of Education is requested to convene a computer science task force to review computer science programs in Hawaii's public schools and to support, strengthen, and establish partnerships among educational institutions, industries, and businesses to improve computer science programs; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Education is requested to convene the task force no later than September 1, 2018; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force's review of computer science programs is requested to focus on providing recommendations on:
(1) Improving the availability, quality, and coordination of computer science programs in public schools;
(2) How collaboration can be promoted between agencies and stakeholders providing computer science programs and professional development for computer science educators in Hawaii;
(3) Ways to create and implement a common data management system that links participation in computer science programs to attendance, course marks, and college entry;
(4) Funding opportunities for computer science programs; and
(5) Ways to assess the progress of the first three years of a statewide computer science program initiative to improve access, equity, course availability, funding, and outcomes; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Superintendent of Education, or the Superintendent's designee, Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Education, and Chairperson of the House of Representatives Committee on Education are requested to serve as the co-chairpersons of the task force and to invite the following individuals, at minimum, or their designees, as members of the task force:
(1) One member of the Senate designated by the Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Education;
(2) One member of the House of Representatives designated by the Chairperson of the House of Representatives Committee on Education;
(3) Assistant Superintendent of the Office of Curriculum, Instruction, and Student Support, or the Assistant Superintendent's designee;
(4) Assistant Superintendent of the Office of Information Technology Services, or the Assistant Superintendent's designee;
(5) Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, or the Director's designee;
(6) One elementary school principal;
(7) One middle or intermediate school principal;
(8) One high school principal;
(9) Executive Director of Hawaii P-20 Partnerships for Education, or the Executive Director's designee;
(10) One elementary school teacher;
(11) One middle or intermediate school teacher;
(12) One high school teacher;
(13) One charter school representative;
(14) One representative of the Computer Science Teachers Association – Hawaii Chapter;
(15) One representative of the Chamber of Commerce Hawaii;
(16) President of the University of Hawaii System, or the President's designee;
(17) One representative of the Teacher Education Coordinating Committee, established pursuant to 304A‑1202, Hawaii Revised Statutes; and
(18) Two computer science workforce representatives; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that members of the computer science task force serve without compensation; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the computer science task force be exempt from chapter 92, Hawaii Revised Statutes; provided that the task force makes a good faith effort to make its proceedings and work products accessible and available to the general public in a manner consistent with the intent of chapter 92, Hawaii Revised Statutes; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Education's Office of Curriculum, Instruction, and Student Support is requested to provide support to the computer science task force and be responsible for addressing the findings and task force recommendations; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Education, on behalf of the task force, is requested to submit the task force's findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to this body no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2019; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the President of the Senate; Speaker of the House of Representatives; Superintendent of Education; Chairperson of the Board of Education; Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; President of the University of Hawaii System; Executive Director of Hawaii P-20 Partnerships for Education; President of the Chamber of Commerce Hawaii; Executive Director of the Hawaii State Public Charter School Commission; President of the Computer Science Teachers Association – Hawaii Chapter; and Dean of the College of Education of the University of Hawaii.
|
|
OFFERED BY: |
_____________________________ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Computer Science; Task Force; Public Schools
