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An Act to Amend Title 14 of the Delaware Code Relating to School Curriculum and Computer Science.

It became law on Sep 22, 2017.

DE HB 15 · House Bill · 149

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Became law
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Sponsors
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Latest action
Sep 22, 2017

What it does

This bill creates a requirement that all public high schools, including charter schools, shall offer at least one computer science course at the high school level by the 2020-2021 school year. Also, this bill creates a requirement that, by the 2018-2019 school year, a computer science course may satisfy one year of the total credit requirement in mathematics, excluding Algebra I, Geometry, or Algebra II or the equivalent courses. The State Board of Education shall develop guidelines addressing how computer science courses can satisfy graduation requirements.

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Where it stands

This bill passed and is now law.

  1. Introduced (Done)

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  4. Law (Done)

    Sep 22, 2017

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Where it goes next

It is law in Delaware. What happens now is up to the agency that carries it out, the courts, and the place itself.

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AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL CURRICULUM AND COMPUTER SCIENCE. | 52