HB3909 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB103 28301 RJT 54680 b

103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB3909

Introduced 2/17/2023, by Rep. Katie Stuart

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

105 ILCS 5/2-3.196 new

Amends the State Board of Education Article of the School Code. Provides that the State Board of Education shall establish a microcredential for teachers to receive training in introductory and intermediate computer science. Provides that the microcredential shall cover the best practices for teaching computer science to students, focusing on content mastery and teaching strategies. Provides that the State Board of education shall also establish a microcredential for teachers to receive training for Advanced Placement classes in computer science after completing the introductory microcredential. Provides that the State Board of Education shall make the microcredential a primary endorsement area.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning education.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section 2-3.196 as follows:

(105 ILCS 5/2-3.196 new)

Sec. 2-3.196. Computer science microcredentials.

(a) The State Board of Education shall establish a microcredential for teachers to receive training in introductory and intermediate computer science. The microcredential shall cover the best practices for teaching computer science to students, focusing on content mastery and teaching strategies. The State Board of Education shall make the microcredential a primary endorsement area.

(b) The State Board of Education shall also establish a microcredential for teachers to receive training for Advanced Placement classes in computer science after completing the microcredential established in subsection (a). The State Board of Education shall make the microcredential a primary endorsement area.