Bill Text: NY A02320 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to authorizing the commissioner of education to conduct a study regarding computer science curriculum within the state at all public and private schools offering instruction to kindergarten through twelfth grade.
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-05 - referred to education [A02320 Detail]
Download: New_York-2021-A02320-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2320 2021-2022 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 14, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SIMON, ABBATE, JOYNER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARRON, BICHOTTE HERMELYN, COOK, GUNTHER, LUPARDO, RA, REYES, ROZIC, SOLAGES, STECK, WALKER -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Education AN ACT in relation to authorizing the commissioner of education to conduct a study regarding computer science curriculum within the state The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The commissioner of education is authorized and directed to 2 conduct a study regarding computer science curriculum within the state. 3 For purposes of this act, the term "qualified institution" shall mean 4 every public and private school in New York state that instructs any 5 students in grades kindergarten through twelve. Such study shall focus 6 on the availability of such curriculum at all qualified institutions, 7 and shall include but not be limited to: 8 1. a description of all offered computer science related classes; 9 2. the academic year computer science instruction becomes available at 10 each qualifying institution and a description of its specific form; 11 3. the existence of any specific science, technology, engineering and 12 mathematics (STEM) program at each qualifying institution and what such 13 program includes; and 14 4. all computer science extracurricular activities offered. 15 § 2. A report of the findings of such study and recommendations of the 16 commissioner of education shall be delivered to the governor, the tempo- 17 rary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the minority 18 leader of the senate and the minority leader of the assembly within one 19 year of the effective date of this act. 20 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD01022-01-1