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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 1503 2026 A bill to be entitled An act relating to computer science education and certification;
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB 1503 2026 A bill to be entitled An act relating to technology education;
requiring the State Board of Education to establish separate computer science subject area coverages for specified grades and to continue the comprehensive K– 12 coverage;
requiring the Department of Education to present recommended competencies for certain subject area coverages to the state board by a specified date;
requiring the department to coordinate examinations for such subject area coverages by a specified date;
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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other degree requirements.— (3) The chair of the State Board of Education and the chair of the Board of Governors, or their designees, shall jointly appoint faculty committees to review and recommend to the Articulation Coordinating Committee for approval by the State Board of Education and the Board of Governors statewide general education core course options for inclusion in the statewide course numbering system established under s.
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hb1503-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 1503 2026 (3) The chair of the State Board of Education and the chair of the Board of Governors, or their designees, shall jointly appoint faculty committees to review and recommend to the Articulation Coordinating Committee for approval by the State Board of Education and the Board of Governors statewide general education core course options for inclusion in the statewide course numbering system established under s.
Faculty committees shall, by July 1, 2024, and by July 1 every 4 years thereafter, review and submit recommendations to the Articulation Coordinating Committee and the commissioner for the removal, alignment, realignment, or addition of general education core courses that satisfy the requirements of this subsection.
Faculty committees shall, by July 1, 2024, and by July 1 every 4 years thereafter, review and submit recommendations to the Page 1 of 2 CODING:
(e) General education core courses that integrate the use of technology must provide students with opportunities to improve digital literacy and competency, instruction on the application of artificial intelligence tools to the course, and related instruction on robotics, software engineering, computer networks, database systems, and cyber security, as applicable to the course.
Section 2.
Subsection (8) of section 1007.2616, Florida Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (9), subsection (6) is amended, and a new subsection (8) is added to that section, to read:
1007.2616 Computer science and technology instruction.— Page 2 of 4 CODING:
hb1503-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 1503 2026 (6) High school students must be provided opportunities to take computer science courses that include instruction on artificial intelligence and earn technology-related industry certifications to satisfy high school graduation requirements as provided in s.
hb1503-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB 1503 2026 Articulation Coordinating Committee and the commissioner for the removal, alignment, realignment, or addition of general education core courses that satisfy the requirements of this subsection.
(e) General education core courses that integrate the use of technology must provide students with opportunities to improve digital literacy and competency, instruction on the application of artificial intelligence tools to the course, and related instruction on software engineering, computer networks, database systems, and cyber security, as applicable to the course.
Section 2.
Subsection (6) of section 1007.2616, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
1007.2616 Computer science and technology instruction.— (6) High school students must be provided opportunities to take computer science courses that include instruction on artificial intelligence and earn technology-related industry certifications to satisfy high school graduation requirements as provided in s.
(8)(a) To align educator credentials with instructional practice across grade levels, the State Board of Education shall establish by rule or maintain, as appropriate, the following computer science subject area coverages:
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Computer science (grades K–5).
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Computer science (grades 6–12).
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Computer science (K–12).
(b) The State Board of Education shall adopt competencies and skills and designate corresponding examinations by rule for the subject area coverages listed in paragraph (a).
The comprehensive computer science (K–12) coverage and its examination shall remain available unless amended by rule of the state board.
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hb1503-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 1503 2026 coverages to the State Board of Education for approval by September 1, 2026.
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Following approval by the State Board of Education under subparagraph 1., the department shall coordinate the development, piloting, and standard-setting for the examinations for such subject area coverages.
The examinations for both grade-band coverages must be available for administration no later than January 1, 2028.
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