America Can Code Act of 2013
Latest action · Jan 22, 2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedDec 12, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
416d65726963612043616e20436f6465 Act of 2013 or the America Can Code Act of 2013 - Expresses the sense of Congress regarding the importance of instruction in coding and computer programming to students' academic and vocational success, innovations in cyberspace, and our national security and economic competitiveness.
Amends the America COMPETES Act to include computer programming language that is critical to the national security and economic competitiveness of our country as a "critical foreign language," the study of which is included in the teacher education programs and Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate programs funded under that Act.
Amends the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to provide for: (1) state plans to include coding and computer programming instruction within the career and technical programs of study for which states receive assistance under that Act, and (2) the inclusion of coding and computer programming instruction within the federally-assisted tech prep programs that prepare participants in a career field by providing them with at least two years of secondary education followed by at least two years of postsecondary education or participation in an apprenticeship program.
Directs the Secretary of Education to convene a task force to explore: (1) mechanisms for the development of draft curricula for elementary and secondary computer programming and coding education; (2) a mechanism to collect and share best elementary and secondary school computer programming and coding practices among educators; and (3) a national strategy to ensure competitiveness in emerging science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields, such as computer programming and coding. Requires the task force to establish an information portal that directs users to coordinated and systematic information on promoting coding and computer programming in elementary and secondary schools.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 12, 2013 to Jan 28, 2014, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Original | Dec 12, 2013 |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Jan 28, 2014 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 22, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
- Dec 12, 2013Introduced in House
- Dec 12, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Advisory bodies
- Computers and information technology
- Education
- Education programs funding
- Elementary and secondary education
- Foreign language and bilingual programs
- Higher education
- Licensing and registrations
- Minority education
- Science and engineering education
- Vocational and technical education
- Women's education
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 12, 2013Introduced in House
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