Bill Text: CA AB1054 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Pupil instruction: high schools: computer science education courses.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)

Status: (Engrossed) 2023-09-01 - In committee: Held under submission. [AB1054 Detail]

Download: California-2023-AB1054-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 1054

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Introduced by Assembly Member Berman
(Principal coauthors: Assembly Members Luz Rivas and Wilson)
(Principal coauthor: Senator Becker)

February 15, 2023

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An act relating to pupil instruction.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 1054, as introduced, Berman. Pupil instruction: high schools: computer science.

Existing law establishes the Instructional Quality Commission and requires the commission to, among other things, recommend curriculum frameworks to the State Board of Education. Existing law requires the commission, on or before July 31, 2019, to consider developing and recommending to the state board computer science content standards for kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive, pursuant to recommendations developed by a group of computer science experts that the Superintendent of Public Instruction, in consultation with the state board, is required to consider convening.

This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to ensure all California public high schools offer computer science.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to ensure all California public high schools offer computer science.