Bill Text: NJ S2161 | 2014-2015 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Provides that beginning with the 2016-2017 grade nine class, Advanced Placement computer science course may satisfy a part of the mathematics credits required for high school graduation.*
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-07 - Substituted by A2597 (2R) [S2161 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2014-S2161-Introduced.html
Sponsored by:
Senator M. TERESA RUIZ
District 29 (Essex)
SYNOPSIS
Provides that beginning with the 2014-2015 grade nine class, Advanced Placement computer science course may satisfy a part of either the mathematics or science credits required for high school graduation.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning high school graduation requirements and supplementing chapter 7C of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. Beginning with the 2014-2015 grade nine class, the State Board of Education shall require that the local graduation requirements adopted by a board of education permit an Advanced Placement computer science course to satisfy a part of the total credit requirement in either mathematics or science. For an Advanced Placement computer science course to satisfy a part of the mathematics credit requirement, the student must be concurrently enrolled in or have successfully completed algebra I and geometry. For an Advanced Placement computer science course to satisfy a part of the science credit requirement, the student must be concurrently enrolled in or have successfully completed five credits in laboratory biology or life science or the content equivalent and an additional laboratory or inquiry-based science course, which may include chemistry, environmental science, or physics.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
Under this bill the State Board of Education would require school districts to permit an Advanced Placement computer science course to satisfy a part of either the mathematics or science credit requirements for high school graduation beginning with the 2014-2015 grade nine class. In order for the student to use the course to satisfy a part of the mathematics credit requirement, however, the student must be concurrently enrolled in or have successfully completed algebra I and geometry. For an Advanced Placement computer science course to satisfy a part of the science credit requirement, the student must be concurrently enrolled in or have successfully completed five credits in laboratory biology or life science or the content equivalent and an additional laboratory or inquiry-based science course, which may include chemistry, environmental science, or physics. These limitations on using an Advanced Placement computer science course to satisfy either a part of the mathematics or science credit requirements reflect the current State Board of Education requirements in those areas of study as set forth in N.J.A.C. 6A:8-5.1.
