Bill Text: CA AB2110 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Amended

California Assembly Bill 2110 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Pupil instruction: computer science.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2014-08-14 - In committee: Held under submission. [AB2110 Detail]

Download: California-2013-AB2110-Amended.html

BILL NUMBER: AB 2110	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  JULY 2, 2014
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 18, 2014
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 21, 2014
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 25, 2014

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Ting
   (Coauthors: Assembly Members Ammiano, Brown, Gonzalez, and
Wieckowski)

                        FEBRUARY 20, 2014

   An act to add Section 51211 to the Education Code, relating to
pupil instruction.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2110, as amended, Ting. Pupil instruction: computer science.
   Existing law requires the Instructional Quality Commission to
recommend, and the State Board of Education to adopt, curriculum
frameworks, as provided. Existing law defines "curriculum framework"
as an outline of the components of a given course of study designed
to provide state direction to school districts in the provision of
instructional programs. Existing law prohibits the state board from
adopting instructional materials until the 2015-16 school year,
except as provided.
   This bill would require the commission to consider incorporating
computer science curriculum content into the mathematics, science,
history-social science, and  language arts  
English language arts/English   language development 
curriculum frameworks, as it deems appropriate, when those frameworks
are next revised. The bill would require computer science curriculum
to focus on foundational concepts in computer science by integrating
basic skills in technology with simple ideas about computational
thinking, communication, and collaboration, and being responsible
citizens in a changing digital world, as specified. The bill would
require the commission to consult with classroom teachers and school
administrators to ensure the age-appropriateness of the computer
science curriculum. If computer science curriculum content is
incorporated into the curriculum frameworks at their next revision,
the bill would require the Superintendent of Public Instruction to
identify and post on the State Department of Education's Internet Web
site professional development resources for teaching computer
science curriculum content. The bill would require its provisions to
be implemented in a manner that does not result in new duties or
programs being imposed on local educational agencies, as specified.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 51211 is added to the Education Code, to read:
   51211.  (a) The Instructional Quality Commission shall consider
incorporating computer science curriculum content into the
mathematics, science, history-social science, and  language
arts   English language arts/English language
development  curriculum frameworks, as it deems appropriate,
when those frameworks are next revised. This curriculum shall focus
on foundational concepts in computer science by integrating basic
skills in technology with simple ideas about computational thinking,
communication, and collaboration, and being responsible citizens in a
changing digital world.
   (b) For purposes of this section, computer science curriculum
shall be designed to promote an understanding of all of the
following:
   (1) Computational thinking, including, but not limited to, using
technology resources to solve age-appropriate problems, understanding
and using basic steps of algorithmic problem solving with
computer-free exercises, demonstrating that a string of bits can be
used to represent alphanumeric information, recognizing that software
is created to control computer operations, and understanding the
connections between computer science and other fields.
   (2) Collaboration, including, but not limited to, gathering
information and communicating electronically, and using
age-appropriate technology resources and tools to participate in
collaborative problem-solving activities for the purpose of
developing solutions or products.
   (3) Computer practice, including, but not limited to, using
age-appropriate technology resources to gather, organize, and
manipulate data, using technology tools for individual and
collaborative writing, communication, and publishing activities,
constructing a set of step-by-step instructions to be acted out, and
identifying a wide range of jobs that require knowledge or use of
computing.
   (4) Computers and communication devices, including, but not
limited to, demonstrating an appropriate level of proficiency with
input and output devices, understanding the pervasiveness of
computers in daily life, and identifying factors that distinguish
humans from machines.
   (5) Community, global, and ethical impacts, including, but not
limited to, practicing responsible digital citizenship in the use of
technology, identifying the social and ethical impacts of technology
on personal life and society, and evaluating the accuracy, relevance,
and biases of electronic information sources.
   (c) In implementing this section, the Instructional Quality
Commission shall consult with classroom teachers and school
administrators to ensure the age-appropriateness of the computer
science curriculum.
   (d) If computer science curriculum content is incorporated into
the mathematics, science, history-social science, and 
language arts   English language arts/English language
development  curriculum frameworks at their next revision, the
Superintendent shall identify and post on the department's Internet
Web site professional development resources for teaching computer
science curriculum content.
   (e) This section shall be implemented in a manner that does not
result in new duties or programs being imposed on local educational
agencies. In that regard, the Legislature finds and declares that
this section does not mandate costs to local educational agencies,
and that materials used to comply with this subdivision shall be part
of the normal instructional materials purchased by local educational
agencies in their normal course of business and purchasing cycles.