Computer Science Education and Jobs Act of 2013
Latest action · Jul 31, 2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedJul 31, 2013
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Computer Science Education and Jobs Act of 2013 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to define "computer science" as the study of computers and algorithmic processes, including the study of computing principles, computer hardware, software design, computer applications, and the impact of computers on society.
Makes computer science a core academic subject.
Includes computer science teachers in professional development activities.
Requires the Secretary of Education to give a priority in awarding advanced placement incentive program grants to entities focused on expanding access to advanced placement computer science programs.
Requires state plans for school improvement to describe how the state will consider including computer science in its academic standards, accountability system, and assessments.
Requires computer science teachers to be highly qualified by the end of the 2015-2016 school year.
Includes computer science in the program awarding grants to partnerships between states, institutions of higher education (IHEs), and high-need local educational agencies to: (1) train and recruit mathematics and science teachers, and (2) develop more rigorous science and mathematics curricula.
Authorizes the Secretary to award five-year grants to IHEs to: (1) develop courses that prepare undergraduate students to teach elementary and secondary school computer science, and (2) develop and fund teacher mentoring programs to support new computer science teachers.
Amends the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 to include informatics and computer science majors and professionals in the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program (the Program recruits and prepares science, technology, engineering, and mathematics majors and professionals to become mathematics and science teachers).
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 31, 2013 to Dec 2, 2014, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Original | Jul 31, 2013 |
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | Feb 3, 2014 | |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Jun 2, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Sep 18, 2014 | |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Nov 13, 2014 | |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Dec 2, 2014 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 31, 2013Introduced in Senate
- Jul 31, 2013Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
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- Jul 31, 2013Introduced in Senate
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