Bill Text: IL HB5114 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Requires a school board, beginning with the 2020-2021 school year and each school year thereafter, to collect data for the preceding school year and submit a report to the State Board of Education regarding student participation in computer science courses. Requires the report to include, along with other required information: (i) the total number of computer science courses offered in each school and whether these courses are advanced placement classes; (ii) the number and percentage of students who enrolled in a computer science program; and (iii) the number of computer science instructors at each school. Requires the report to be posted on the school district's website. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-06-23 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB5114 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HB5114-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning education.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Sections | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 10-30 and 34-21.9 as follows:
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6 | (105 ILCS 5/10-30 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 10-30. Computer science education report. With the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | goal to ultimately close the gender gap in the field of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | computer science, a school board, beginning with the 2020-2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | school year and each school year thereafter, shall collect data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | for the preceding school year and submit a report to the State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Board of Education regarding student participation in computer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | science courses. The report shall be posted on the school | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | district's website if the school district maintains a website. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | The report must include, but is not limited to, the following: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | (1) the total number of computer science courses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | offered in each school and whether these courses are | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | advanced placement classes; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | (2) the number and percentage of students who enrolled | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | in a computer science program, disaggregated by: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | (A) gender; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | (B) race and ethnicity; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | (C) special education status; |
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1 | (D) English language learner status; | ||||||
2 | (E) eligibility for the free and reduced-price | ||||||
3 | lunch program; and | ||||||
4 | (F) grade level. | ||||||
5 | (3) The number of computer science instructors at each | ||||||
6 | school, disaggregated by: | ||||||
7 | (A) certification, if applicable; | ||||||
8 | (B) gender; and | ||||||
9 | (C) highest academic degree.
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10 | (105 ILCS 5/34-21.9 new) | ||||||
11 | Sec. 34-21.9. Computer science education report. With the | ||||||
12 | goal to ultimately close the gender gap in the field of | ||||||
13 | computer science, the board, beginning with the 2020-2021 | ||||||
14 | school year and each school year thereafter, shall collect data | ||||||
15 | for the preceding school year and submit a report to the State | ||||||
16 | Board of Education regarding student participation in computer | ||||||
17 | science courses. The report shall be posted on the district's | ||||||
18 | website. The report must include, but is not limited to, the | ||||||
19 | following: | ||||||
20 | (1) the total number of computer science courses | ||||||
21 | offered in each school and whether these courses are | ||||||
22 | advanced placement classes; | ||||||
23 | (2) the number and percentage of students who enrolled | ||||||
24 | in a computer science program, disaggregated by: | ||||||
25 | (A) gender; |
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1 | (B) race and ethnicity; | ||||||
2 | (C) special education status; | ||||||
3 | (D) English language learner status; | ||||||
4 | (E) eligibility for the free and reduced-price | ||||||
5 | lunch program; and | ||||||
6 | (F) grade level.
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7 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
8 | becoming law.
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