Bill Text: MI SB0856 | 2023-2024 | 102nd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Education: curriculum; public high schools to offer a computer science course; require. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1166c.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-05-02 - Referred To Committee On Education [SB0856 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2023-SB0856-Introduced.html
SENATE BILL NO. 856
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled
"The revised school code,"
(MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1166c.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 1166c. (1) Beginning with the 2027-2028 school year, each public high school shall offer at least 1 computer science course to pupils enrolled in the public high school, as determined by the district, intermediate school district, or public school academy.
(2) The computer science course described in subsection (1) must meet the following criteria:
(a) It must be of high quality, as prescribed under this state's computer science standards.
(b) It must meet or exceed standards established by the state board of education.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, the public high school must make a good-faith effort to offer the course in an in-person setting. If an in-person setting is not feasible for purposes of meeting the requirement under this subdivision, the public high school may offer the course through a virtual or distance-based option. The requirement to make a good-faith effort to offer the course in an in-person setting does not apply to a public high school that operates entirely virtually.
(d) It must be listed as an option on the school's catalog of courses, as confirmed by the district, intermediate school district, or public school academy.
(3) By not later than the first business day in August 2025, and by not later than the first business day in August of each year thereafter, each public high school shall submit to CEPI a report for the immediately preceding school year that includes, but is not limited to, the following information:
(a) The names of computer science courses offered by the public high school, including, but not limited to, the course description, course code, and, to the extent that the information is available, which state computer science standards are covered in the course.
(b) Subject to subsection (4), the number and percentage of students who enrolled in each computer science course described in subdivision (a), disaggregated into the following categories:
(i) Gender.
(ii) Race and ethnicity.
(iii) Special education status, including, but not limited to, students who would be considered as special education students under the individuals with disabilities education act, Public Law 91-230, or section 504 of title V of the rehabilitation act of 1973, 29 USC 794.
(iv) English-language learner status.
(v) Eligibility for free or reduced-price meals under the Richard B. Russell national school lunch act, 42 USC 1751 to 1769j.
(vi) Grade level.
(c) If any data required to be reported to CEPI under this subsection is already reported to CEPI, that data is not required to be included in the report described in this subsection.
(4) For purposes of subsection (3)(b), if a category contains small cell sizes, CEPI must apply statistical cutoffs and suppress figures that would potentially violate student privacy under federal law when reporting publicly.
(5) By not later than October 31, 2025, and by not later than October 31 each year thereafter, both of the following must occur:
(a) CEPI shall publicly post on its MI School Data website the data, disaggregated by public high school and aggregated at the state level, from the information received under subsection (3)(a) and (b).
(b) CEPI shall publish a list of computer science course codes and names, including, but not limited to, the course names and descriptions for those courses that align with the computer science standards.
(6) As used in this section:
(a) "CEPI" means the center for educational performance and information created in section 94a of the state school aid act of 1979, MCL 388.1694a.
(b) "Computer science" means the study of computers and algorithmic processes, including, but not limited to, their principles, hardware and software designs, implementation, and impact on society, and is a study that focuses on teaching students how to create new technologies and not solely the use of technology.
(c) "Public high school" means a public school that offers at least 1 of grades 9 to 12.
