SB 5849 — Concerning a computer science competency graduation requirement.

S-4358.1S-3621.1 SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5849 State of Washington 68th Legislature 2024 Regular Session By Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education (originally sponsored by Senators Wellman, Nobles, Boehnke, Frame, Hasegawa, Hunt, Kuderer, Nguyen, Shewmake, Trudeau, and C.

Wilson)Wilson READPrefiled FIRST12/15/23. TIME 01/26/24.

Read first time 01/08/24.

Referred to Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education.

(b) ForThe purposes of (a)(iii) of this subsection, demonstration of competency could include completion of a competency examination as established in RCW 28A.230.300 or any of p.

1 SSBSB 5849 established in RCW 28A.230.300 or any of the options allowed by the rules adopted by the state board of education under RCW 28A.230.090 that address mastery-based crediting, such as:

Any of the options used must include evidence that the student meets or exceeds the computer science state learning standards.

In(2) developingThis the state learning standards and supporting documents for grades nine through 12, the office of the superintendent of public instruction shall identify the standards considered to be foundational for graduation purposes as established in section 1expires ofJuly this1, act.2026.

(2) The state board of education shall collect information from school districts about the courses and other learning opportunities currently offered in computer science for high school students in their district, how the district already assesses or plans to assess p.

2 SSB 5849 competency of the computer science state learning standards, and what the district may need in order to ensure that students are ready for the graduation requirement established under section 1 of this act.

The data collection required by this subsection may be conducted concurrently with other oversight and monitoring activities conducted by the state board of education.

The state board of education shall report a summary of the information collected to the legislature by October 31, 2025, and shall include any recommendations on what actions the legislature could take to assist school districts in meeting the needs identified by school districts, including whether exploring options for increasing the number of educators endorsed to teach computer science is necessary.

(3) This section expires July 1, 2026.

(2)p. The superintendent of public instruction shall:

2 SB 5849 (2) The superintendent of public instruction shall:

Grade level content expectations shall be articulated over the grades as a sequence of expectations and performances that are logical, build with increasing depth after foundational knowledge and skills are acquired, and reflect, where appropriate, the sequential nature of p.the discipline.

3 SSB 5849 the discipline.

(c)p. By the 2014-15 school year, the superintendent of public instruction, in consultation with the state board of education, shall modify the statewide student assessment system to transition to assessments developed with a multistate consortium, as provided in this subsection:

3 SB 5849 (c) By the 2014-15 school year, the superintendent of public instruction, in consultation with the state board of education, shall modify the statewide student assessment system to transition to assessments developed with a multistate consortium, as provided in this subsection:

p.(4) If the superintendent proposes any modification to the state learning standards or the statewide assessments, then the superintendent shall, upon request, provide opportunities for the education committees of the house of representatives and the senate to review the assessments and proposed modifications to the state learning standards before the modifications are adopted.

4 SSB 5849 (4) If the superintendent proposes any modification to the state learning standards or the statewide assessments, then the superintendent shall, upon request, provide opportunities for the education committees of the house of representatives and the senate to review the assessments and proposed modifications to the state learning standards before the modifications are adopted.

(7) To assist parents and teachers in their efforts to provide educational support to individual students, the superintendent of public instruction shall provide as much individual student performance information as possible within the constraints of the assessmentp. system's item bank.

4 SB 5849 assessment system's item bank.

p.(11) The superintendent shall review available and appropriate options for competency-based assessments that meet the state learning standards.

5 SSB 5849 (11) The superintendent shall review available and appropriate options for competency-based assessments that meet the state learning standards.

(16)(a) The superintendent shall notify the state board of education in writing before initiating the development or revision of thep. state learning standards under subsections (1) and (2) of this section.

5 SB 5849 the state learning standards under subsections (1) and (2) of this section.

p.(17) The state board of education may propose new or revised state learning standards to the superintendent.

6 SSB 5849 (17) The state board of education may propose new or revised state learning standards to the superintendent.

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