ASSEMBLY, No. 2873
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
217th LEGISLATURE
INTRODUCED FEBRUARY 16, 2016
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman PATRICIA EGAN JONES
District 5 (Camden and Gloucester)
Assemblywoman GABRIELA M. MOSQUERA
District 4 (Camden and Gloucester)
Assemblyman RAJ MUKHERJI
District 33 (Hudson)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblymen Gusciora, Johnson and Assemblywoman McKnight
SYNOPSIS
Requires completion of a computer science class as part of the high school graduation requirements.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Assembly Education Committee on June 20, 2016, with amendments.
An Act concerning high school graduation requirements and supplementing chapter 7C of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. 1a. No later than the beginning of the 2018-2019 school year, each public school enrolling students in grades nine through 12 shall offer a course in computer science. The course shall include, but need not be limited to, instruction in computational thinking, computer programming, the appropriate use of the Internet and development of Internet web pages, data security and the prevention of data breaches, ethical matters in computer science, and the global impact of advancements in computer science.
b.1 Beginning with the 1[2016-2017] 2022-20231 grade nine class, the State Board of Education shall require each student to complete a course in computer science that includes 1[, but is not limited to, instruction on computer programming,] instruction in the various areas specified in subsection a. of this section1 as part of the high school graduation requirements.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.