Bill > HB3139

This bill establishes additional requirements for computer science courses in schools, expanding the definition of a "computer science course" to include cybersecurity, social media training, and artificial intelligence, and mandates that by the 2027-28 school year, students must complete a half-unit of academic credit in computer science to graduate high school, with this computer science credit also being a prerequisite for substituting a computer science course for a mathematics, science, or practical arts unit. The bill also requires the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to develop and implement new academic performance standards for these expanded computer science topics, and for all public and charter high schools to offer at least one computer science course, either in-person or virtually, starting in the 2023-24 school year, with schools needing to report data on course offerings, student enrollment, and instructor qualifications. Furthermore, the bill creates a "Computer Science Education Fund" to support teacher professional development programs in computer science, and clarifies that a successfully completed computer science course counting towards graduation requirements will be equivalent to one science or practical arts credit for public higher education admission purposes.

https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HB3139&year=2026&code=R