BILL ANALYSIS �
AB 1764
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
AB 1764 (Olsen and Buchanan)
As Introduced February 14, 2014
Majority vote
EDUCATION 7-0
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|Ayes:|Buchanan, Olsen, Ch�vez, | | |
| |Gonzalez, Nazarian, | | |
| |Weber, Williams | | |
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SUMMARY : Allows a school district to award mathematics credit
for completion of a California State University (CSU) and
University of California (UC) approved "Category C" computer
science course, if the district requires more than two years of
mathematics courses for graduation.
FISCAL EFFECT : None. This bill is keyed non-fiscal by the
Legislative Counsel.
COMMENTS : By allowing computer science to count for a high
school mathematics credit, this bill provides an essential
incentive for more students to take computer science courses
while in high school. By providing students with an
opportunity to gain essential knowledge and skills in the
field it may also result in more students pursuing computer
science in in their postsecondary education. In an effort
to encourage rigorous courses that speak to computer
science, rather than the use of technology, this bill
suggests that districts should offer mathematics credit only
when those courses are approved by the CSUs/UCs for
"Category C" credit, which represents the mathematics course
requirements. This bill recognizes this overlap between
higher level mathematics courses and rigorous computer
science courses and encourages districts to construct
computer science courses that allow students to re-think
traditional mathematics and explore meaningful computer
science curriculum.
AB 1764
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Analysis Prepared by : Jill Rice / ED. / (916) 319-2087
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