H 3427 General Bill, By Lucas, Loftis, Allison, Stringer, Erickson, Simrill, G.R. Smith, McKnight, Robinson-Simpson, West, Long, Burns, Atwater, McCoy, Hardee, Hewitt, Fry, Jordan, Murphy, Spires, G.M. Smith, McCravy, Clemmons, McEachern, Taylor, Arrington, Johnson, Huggins, Hamilton, Elliott, Funderburk, Bales, Bannister, Blackwell, Bradley, Chumley, Clary, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Cole, Crawford, Delleney, Dillard, Douglas, Forrest, Forrester, Hayes, Henderson, Herbkersman, Hiott, Lowe, D.C. Moss, B. Newton, W. Newton, Pope, Quinn, S. Rivers, Ryhal, Sandifer, Tallon, Thayer, Whitmire, Hixon, Anderson, Anthony, Gagnon, Parks, Pitts, Ott, King, Henegan, Willis, Yow, Williams, Jefferson, Duckworth, White, Finlay, Bernstein, J.E. Smith, Bedingfield, Felder, Bennett, Davis, Mitchell, Rutherford, Neal, Stavrinakis, Govan, Putnam, Collins, Brown, Weeks, Hosey, Bowers, V.S. Moss, Howard, Kirby, Sottile, Whipper, Norrell, Ballentine, Toole, Thigpen, Cogswell, Daning, Crosby, Knight and Wheeler
Summary: SC Computer Science Education Initiative
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION INITIATIVE" BY ADDING SECTION 59-29-250 SO AS TO PROVIDE THE PURPOSE OF THE SECTION, TO PROVIDE THAT, BEGINNING WITH THE 2018-2019 SCHOOL YEAR, PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC CHARTER HIGH SCHOOLS SHALL OFFER CERTAIN COMPUTER SCIENCE COURSEWORK, TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ADOPT AND ENSURE IMPLEMENTATION OF GRADE-APPROPRIATE STANDARDS FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE AND COMPUTATIONAL THINKING FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH TWELFTH GRADE, TO PROVIDE RELATED REQUIREMENTS OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR TO ESTABLISH CRITERIA AND PROCESSES FOR DESIGNATING SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH COMMUNITIES AND REGIONS, AND TO PROVIDE RELATED REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH COMMUNITIES AND REGIONS.
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01/11/17	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 39)
01/11/17	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 39)
01/12/17	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hixon, Anderson, Anthony, Gagnon, Parks, Pitts, Ott, King, Henegan, Willis, Yow, Williams, Jefferson, Duckworth, White, Finlay, Bernstein, J.E.Smith, Bedingfield, Felder
01/17/17	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bennett, Davis, Mitchell, Rutherford, Neal, Stavrinakis
01/18/17	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Govan, Putnam, Collins, Brown, Weeks, Hosey, Bowers, V.S.Moss, Howard, Kirby, Sottile, Whipper, Norrell, Ballentine, Toole, Thigpen
01/25/17	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cogswell, Daning, Crosby
01/25/17	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 33)
01/25/17	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Knight
01/31/17	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Wheeler
01/31/17	House	Debate adjourned until Wed., 2-1-17 (House Journal-page 30)
02/01/17	House	Debate adjourned until Thur., 2-2-17 (House Journal-page 29)
02/02/17	House	Debate adjourned until Tues., 3-21-17 (House Journal-page 30)
03/21/17	House	Amended (House Journal-page 127)
03/21/17	House	Read second time (House Journal-page 127)
03/21/17	House	Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-1 (House Journal-page 131)
03/22/17	House	Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 17)
03/22/17	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 4)
03/22/17	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education (Senate Journal-page 4)
03/22/17		Scrivener's error corrected
02/15/18	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education (Senate Journal-page 12)
02/16/18		Scrivener's error corrected