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Senate advances computer science initiative funding and RFP process for schools
Summary
Senate discussion on Senate Bill 107 focused on creating a statewide computer science initiative (repository, teacher development, RFP for instructional software) and a $2 million fiscal request; sponsor framed it as an economic development priority to address a projected shortage of computing jobs.
Senate Bill 107, the Computer Science Initiative for Public Schools, was presented and discussed at length on the floor. Sponsor Senator Stevenson framed the bill as both an education and economic development priority, citing industry and STEM partners and asking for a fiscal appropriation (about $2,000,000) to stand up a repository of instructional…
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