HB 15

  • Delaware House Bill
  • 149th General Assembly (2017-2018)
  • Introduced in House Jan 24, 2017
  • Passed House Jan 24, 2017
  • Passed Senate Mar 29, 2017
  • Signed by Governor Sep 22, 2017

An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To School Curriculum And Computer Science.

Abstract

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.

Bill Sponsors (14)

Votes


Apr 04, 2017

Mar 29, 2017

Jan 24, 2017

Actions


Sep 22, 2017

Office of the Governor

Signed by Governor

Apr 04, 2017

House

Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 1 NO 1 ABSENT

Mar 29, 2017

Senate

Amendment SA 1 to HB 15 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 16 YES 1 NOT VOTING 4 ABSENT

Senate

Passed By Senate. Votes: 12 YES 5 NO 4 ABSENT

Mar 28, 2017

House

Amendment SA 1 to HB 15 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

Mar 15, 2017

Senate

Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 1 On Its Merits, 2 Unfavorable

  • Committee-Passage
  • Committee-Passage-Unfavorable
Education

Jan 24, 2017

Senate

Assigned to Education Committee in Senate

  • Introduction
  • Referral-Committee
Education

House

Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 ABSENT

Jan 18, 2017

House

Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 3 Favorable, 9 On Its Merits

  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
  • Committee-Passage
Education

Jan 05, 2017

House

Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in House

  • Introduction
  • Referral-Committee
Education

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