Senate File 274 - Reprinted SENATE FILE 274 BY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION (SUCCESSOR TO SSB 1047) (As Amended and Passed by the Senate March 7, 2017 ) A BILL FOR An Act relating to computer science education by providing 1 for education standards by the state board of education, 2 for instructor endorsements and authorizations issued by 3 the board of educational examiners, for establishment of a 4 computer science professional development incentive fund, 5 and for the establishment of a computer science education 6 work group. 7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 8 SF 274 (3) 87 kh/sc/jh

S.F. 274 Section 1. Section 256.7, subsection 26, paragraph a, Code 1 2017, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph: 2 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH . (4) The rules shall provide for the 3 establishment of high-quality standards for computer science 4 education taught by elementary, middle, and high schools, 5 in accordance with the goal established under section 6 284.6A, subsection 1, setting a foundation for personal and 7 professional success in a high-technology, knowledge-based 8 Iowa economy. Such rules shall be applicable only to school 9 districts and accredited nonpublic schools receiving moneys 10 from the computer science professional development incentive 11 fund under section 284.6A, or from other funds administered by 12 the department for the same purposes as specified in section 13 284.6A, subsection 2. 14 Sec. 2. Section 272.2, Code 2017, is amended by adding the 15 following new subsection: 16 NEW SUBSECTION . 20. Establish by rule endorsements and 17 authorizations for computer science instruction, including 18 traditional and nontraditional pathways for obtaining such 19 endorsements or authorizations. 20 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION . 284.6A Computer science professional 21 development incentive fund —— legislative findings. 22 1. The general assembly finds and declares all of the 23 following: 24 a. That instruction in high-quality computer science for 25 elementary, middle school, and high school students establishes 26 a foundation for personal and professional success in a 27 high-technology, knowledge-based Iowa economy. 28 b. It is the goal of the general assembly that by July 29 1, 2019, each accredited high school offer at least one 30 high-quality computer science course, each accredited middle 31 school offer instruction in exploratory computer science, and 32 each accredited elementary school offer instruction in the 33 basics of computer science. 34 c. It is the intent of the general assembly to appropriate 35 -1- SF 274 (3) 87 kh/sc/jh 1/ 4

S.F. 274 moneys for purposes of the computer science professional 1 development incentive fund for the fiscal year beginning July 2 1, 2018. 3 2. A computer science professional development incentive 4 fund is established in the state treasury under the control 5 of the department. The department may accept gifts, grants, 6 bequests, and other private contributions, as well as state or 7 federal moneys, for deposit in the fund. If state, federal, 8 or private moneys deposited in the fund are sufficient, the 9 department may disburse moneys contained in the fund for 10 professional development activities or tuition reimbursement 11 as follows: 12 a. A school district or accredited nonpublic school, or 13 a collaborative of one or more school districts, accredited 14 nonpublic schools, and area education agencies, may apply to 15 the department, in the manner prescribed by the department, to 16 receive moneys from the fund to provide proven professional 17 development activities for Iowa teachers in the area of 18 computer science education. 19 b. A school district or accredited nonpublic school 20 may apply to the department, in the manner prescribed by 21 the department, to receive moneys from the fund to provide 22 tuition reimbursement for Iowa teachers seeking endorsements 23 or authorizations for computer science under section 272.2, 24 subsection 20. 25 3. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys in the computer 26 science professional development incentive fund that remain 27 unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year 28 shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure 29 for the purposes designated until the close of the succeeding 30 fiscal year. 31 Sec. 4. COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION WORK GROUP. 32 1. The director of the department of education shall 33 convene a computer science education work group to identify 34 and recommend measures for incentivizing school districts and 35 -2- SF 274 (3) 87 kh/sc/jh 2/ 4

S.F. 274 accredited nonpublic schools to meet the following goals by the 1 school year beginning July 1, 2019: 2 a. Offer at least one high-quality computer science course 3 in each high school. 4 b. Offer instruction in exploratory computer science in 5 each middle school. 6 c. Offer instruction in the basics of computer science in 7 each elementary school. 8 2. The work group shall also develop recommendations that, 9 at a minimum, address or identify the following: 10 a. How one or more high-quality computer science courses can 11 satisfy high school graduation requirements for mathematics or 12 science. 13 b. How one or more high-quality computer science courses can 14 be integrated into a career and technical education pathway. 15 c. Multiple settings for the delivery of high-quality high 16 school computer science courses, including traditional high 17 school classes, concurrent enrollment classes, and online 18 learning classes that include the opportunity for students to 19 collaborate within a classroom setting. 20 d. Guidelines for creating a kindergarten through grade 21 twelve career pathway in computer science, with an appropriate 22 scope and sequence for high-quality computer science 23 instruction at each such grade level. 24 e. How the computer science professional development 25 incentive fund established under section 284.6A, if enacted 26 by this Act, could be used to meet the goals set forth in 27 subsection 1. 28 3. a. The membership of the work group shall represent 29 kindergarten through grade twelve school districts and 30 accredited nonpublic schools, higher education, business, 31 labor, and other appropriate stakeholders. 32 b. The membership of the work group shall also include 33 four members of the general assembly. The legislative members 34 shall serve as ex officio, nonvoting members of the work group, 35 -3- SF 274 (3) 87 kh/sc/jh 3/ 4

S.F. 274 with one member to be appointed by each of the following: the 1 majority leader of the senate, the minority leader of the 2 senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the 3 minority leader of the house of representatives. 4 4. The work group shall submit its findings and 5 recommendations, including any proposed legislation, in a 6 report to the governor, the state board of education, and the 7 general assembly by November 1, 2017. 8 Sec. 5. DIRECTIVE TO STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION. The state 9 board of education shall submit a notice of intended action to 10 the administrative rules coordinator and the administrative 11 code editor pursuant to section 17A.4, subsection 1, paragraph 12 “a”, not later than December 13, 2017, for the adoption of 13 rules to implement section 256.7, subsection 26, paragraph “a”, 14 subparagraph (4), as enacted in this Act. 15 -4- SF 274 (3) 87 kh/sc/jh 4/ 4