Virginia House Bill 694 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 6 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-12-04 - Left in Education
Pending: House Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Students in grades six, seven, and eight; computer science or introduction to technology course required. Requires each student in grades six, seven, and eight, starting in the 2025–2026 school year, to complete at least one semester-long or year-long computer science elective course or introduction to technology course that is aligned with the appropriate Standards of Learning and may include the following content: examining systems and resources of technology, solving problems in technology, introducing microcontrollers, exploring the designed world, computing systems, networks and the Internet, cybersecurity, data and analysis, algorithms and programming, and the impacts of computing. The bill provides that no such student shall be required to complete an end-of-course assessment for any such course. The bill requires the Board of Education to amend or create Standards of Learning as necessary to implement the foregoing provisions and requires the Department of Education to confer with certain organizations to ensure that the proper training is available to the teachers of such courses. Students in grades six, seven, and eight; computer science or introduction to technology course required. Requires each student in grades six, seven, and eight, starting in the 2025–2026 school year, to complete at least one semester-long or year-long computer science elective course or introduction to technology course that is aligned with the appropriate Standards of Learning and may include the following content: examining systems and resources of technology, solving problems in technology, introducing microcontrollers, exploring the designed world, computing systems, networks and the Internet, cybersecurity, data and analysis, algorithms and programming, and the impacts of computing. The bill provides that no such student shall be required to complete an end-of-course assessment for any such course. The bill requires the Board of Education to amend or create Standards of Learning as necessary to implement the foregoing provisions and requires the Department of Education to confer with certain organizations to ensure that the proper training is available to the teachers of such courses.

Students in grades 6, 7, and 8; computer science/introduction to technology course required.

Del. Shelly Simonds [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-12-04	House	Left in Education
2020-02-05	House	Continued to 2021 with substitute in Education by voice vote
2020-02-05	House	Committee substitute printed to LIS only 20106191D-H1
2020-02-03	House	Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2021 with substitute by voice vote
2020-01-13	House	Assigned Education sub: SOL and SOQ
2020-01-06	House	Referred to Committee on Education
2020-01-06	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102727D

HB694 (Carry Over) 2020-02-05 - Continued to 2021 with substitute in Education by voice vote

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
22	1	207.7	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+sum+HB694
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+HB694+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+HB694H1+hil