Bill
HB 3593
85(R) - 2017
House Public Education
House Public Education
Vote Recommendation
No
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Neutral
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Neutral
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Neutral
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Negative
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Neutral
Author(s)
Diego Bernal
Co-Author(s)
Dwayne Bohac
Giovanni Capriglione
Philip Cortez
Phil King
Bill Caption
Relating to instruction in career and technology education provided
by public schools, including instruction in technology
applications, cyber-security, and computer coding, and to
consideration of completed practicums and internships in school
accountability ratings.
Fiscal Notes
Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB 3593, Committee
Report 1st House, Substituted: a negative impact of ($45,022,978) through the biennium ending
August 31, 2019.
Bill Analysis
HB 3593 would allow school districts to offer a course for graduation in computer coding and create a program dedicated to teaching the fundamentals of cyber security.
Vote Recommendation Notes
Our schools struggle to have kids graduate with the basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills necessary for adult life. School should be focusing on these things and not something like coding which is a high level course better suited for postsecondary education.