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HB2303- computer science; credit; mathematics; science (Udall) Requires the ADE grant application process for Computer
Science Fund grants to prioritize awards to eligible schools that either: a) have at least 60 percent of
students enrolled who are eligible for free and reduced-priced lunches under
the National School Lunch and Child Nutrition Acts; or b) are rural public schools. Requires the SBE and ABOR to develop guidelines for school
districts and charter schools on the rigor and content required for mathematics
or science courses to meet SBE-established high school graduation requirements
and ABOR-established university admission requirements. Requires the SBE and ABOR to prioritize the development of
guidelines for computer science and integrated science courses. Requires the SBE and ABOR to develop the guidelines in
cooperation with public universities, the appropriate mathematics and science
teaching communities and related workforce industry representatives. Mandates that the guidelines be made available to the
public. Requires ABOR to review its current course review process by
which charter schools and school districts submit courses to determine if a
course meets university admissions standards to ensure the process is timely
and transparent. Repeals the SBE and ABOR requirements on July 1, 2020. Specifies that ADE may distribute the latter 50 percent of a
fiscal year's state General Fund appropriation upon receipt of matching private
gifts, grants or donations of monies or in-kind services, rather than matching
private monies. Expands program eligibility from school district and charter
schools to all public schools that do not provide computer science instruction.
Defines rural schools as a public school located in a county
that either: a) has a population that is less
than or equal to 10 percent of Arizona's population; or b) has a population that exceeds 10
percent of Arizona's population but is located more than 10 miles from a
municipality with a population of more than 50,000 persons.
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