Bill Summary for H 78 (2021-2022)

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Bill: VARIOUS EDUCATION CHANGES. (NEW)

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Feb 11 2021
S.L. 2021-111

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House Bill 78 (Public) Filed Thursday, February 11, 2021
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE ADDITIONAL NATIONALLY STANDARDIZED TESTS TO SATISFY NINTH GRADE PRIVATE SCHOOL TESTING REQUIREMENTS AND TO MAKE CHANGES FOR IN-STATE TUITION FOR VETERANS TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL LAW.
Intro. by Blackwell, Clemmons, Elmore, Hurley.

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Amends GS 115C-12 to add annual computer science reporting to the duties of the State Board of Education (SBE) in the general supervision of the public school system. Requires reporting to include (1) the number of teachers employed to teach computational thinking and computer sciences, (2) all computer science and computational thinking courses offered statewide and the number of students enrolled in each, and (3) the numbers of students enrolled in computer science and computational thinking courses by grade level. Further specifies data reporting requirements.