Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 18, 2014 |
referred to higher education delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 12, 2014 |
advanced to third reading |
May 07, 2014 |
2nd report cal. |
May 06, 2014 |
1st report cal.555 |
Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to higher education |
Senate Bill S6158
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2013-S6158 (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-S6158 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S6158 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to requiring regulations authorizing computer science courses to count towards liberal arts content at institutions of higher learning PURPOSE: The purpose of this bill is to expand math and science content areas by authorizing computer science courses to count towards liberal arts subjects at higher education institutions. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This bill amends the education law by adding a new section 208-b. JUSTIFICATION: This bill develops a framework aimed at strengthening computer science education. Computer science is transforming industry, creating new fields of commerce, driving innovation in all fields of science, and bolstering productivity in established economic sectors. Providing students with computer science education is critical for their success in the 21st century and for strengthening the workforce. Comput- er science education has been encumbered by confusion regarding the related but distinct concepts of computer science education, technology education, and the use of technology in education. Computer science courses have often been placed within the vocational education pathways in schools, or have been counted as elective courses, creating a focus on applied information technology skills rather than a focus on develop- ing core computer science knowledge.
2013-S6158 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6158 I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 8, 2014 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RANZENHOFER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring regulations authorizing computer science courses to count towards liberal arts content at institutions of higher learning THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 208-b to read as follows: S 208-B. COURSE REQUIREMENTS. 1. THE COMMISSIONER AND THE BOARD OF REGENTS ARE AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO ESTABLISH RULES AND/OR REGU- LATIONS AUTHORIZING COMPUTER SCIENCE COURSES TO COUNT TOWARDS THE LIBER- AL ARTS CONTENT IN MATH OR SCIENCE REQUIRED FOR EACH DEGREE AT INSTI- TUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING IN NEW YORK STATE. 2. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "COMPUTER SCIENCE" MEANS THE STUDY OF COMPUTERS AND ALGORITHMIC PROCESSES INCLUDING THE STUDY OF COMPUTING PRINCIPLES, COMPUTER HARDWARE AND COMPUTER SOFTWARE DESIGN, COMPUTER APPLICATIONS, AND THE IMPACT OF COMPUTERS ON SOCIETY. COURSES MAY INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO: A. SOFTWARE DESIGN; B. HARDWARE DESIGN; C. CREATION OF DIGITAL ARTIFACTS; D. ABSTRACTION; E. LOGIC; F. ALGORITHM DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION; G. PROGRAMMING PARADIGMS AND LANGUAGES; H. THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS; I. NETWORKS; J. GRAPHICS; K. DATABASES AND INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; L. INFORMATION SECURITY AND PRIVACY; M. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; N. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COMPUTING AND MATHEMATICS; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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