Bill Text: TX HB728 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Relating to the establishment by the State Board of Education of an advanced computer science program for high school students.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-4)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-26 - Effective immediately [HB728 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HB728-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Relating to the establishment by the State Board of Education of an advanced computer science program for high school students.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-4)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-26 - Effective immediately [HB728 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HB728-Introduced.html
85R936 SRS-D | ||
By: Guerra | H.B. No. 728 |
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relating to the establishment by the commissioner of education of | ||
an advanced computer science program for high school students. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 28, Education Code, is | ||
amended by adding Section 28.018 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 28.018. ADVANCED COMPUTER SCIENCE PROGRAM. (a) The | ||
commissioner by rule shall develop and implement a program under | ||
which: | ||
(1) students in participating school districts may | ||
comply with the curriculum requirements for the third mathematics | ||
credit under Section 28.025(b-1)(2) or the third science credit | ||
under Section 28.025(b-1)(3) by successfully completing an | ||
advanced computer science course; and | ||
(2) participating school districts implement rigorous | ||
standards, as developed by the commissioner, for advanced computer | ||
science courses that are focused on the creation and use of software | ||
and computing technologies. | ||
(b) The commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary to | ||
administer this section. | ||
SECTION 2. The commissioner of education shall establish | ||
the program under Section 28.018, Education Code, as added by this | ||
Act, not later than September 1, 2017. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | ||
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | ||
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | ||
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | ||
Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |