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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1407 

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 31, 2013 

Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. RUBIO) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, 

Labor, and Pensions 

A BILL 

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 

of 1965 to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Computer Science 

5 Education and Jobs Act of 2013’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds the following: 

8 (1) Computer science is transforming industry, 

9 creating new fields of commerce, driving innovation 


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1 in all fields of science, and bolstering productivity in 

2 established economic sectors. 

3 (2) The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts 

4 that there will be 9,200,000 jobs in the fields of 

5 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics by 

6 the year 2020. Half of these, or 4,600,000 jobs, will 

7 be in computing. 

8 (3) According to the Bureau of Labor Statis9 tics, in 2012, the national median annual salary was 

10 $45,790, and the average annual salary in computer 

11 and mathematical occupations was $80,180. 

12 (4) Elementary and secondary computer science 

13 education gives students a deeper knowledge of the 

14 fundamentals of computing, yielding critical thinking 

15 skills that will serve students throughout their lives 

16 in numerous fields. 

17 (5) Students who take the College Board’s AP 

18 computer science examination are 8 times more like19 ly to major in computer science in college. Unfortu20 nately, the College Board reports that in 2012, less 

21 than 3,000 of the 40,000 high schools in the United 

22 States offered AP computer science examinations. 

23 (6) Only 14 States allow computer science 

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1 uation requirements, chilling student interest in 

2 computer science courses. 

3 (7) The Computer Science Teachers Association 

4 (CSTA) has found that many States do not have a 

5 certification or licensure process for computer 

6 science teachers. Where processes do exist, they 

7 often have no connection to rigorous computer 

8 science content. 

9 (8) Computer science education has been en10 cumbered by confusion regarding the related but dis11 tinct concepts of computer science education, tech12 nology education, and the use of technology in edu13 cation. 

14 (9) The Association for Computing Machinery 

15 and the CSTA have established a clear 4-part, 

16 grade-appropriate framework of standards for com17 puter science education to guide State reform ef18 forts. 

19 (10) With the growing importance of computing 

20 in society, the need for students to understand the 

21 fundamentals of computing, and the significant chal22 lenges elementary and secondary computer science 

23 education faces, broad support for computer science 

24 education is needed to catalyze reform. 


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1 SEC. 3. REFERENCES. 

2 Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in 

3 this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 

4 of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi5 sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 

6 section or other provision of the Elementary and Sec7 ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.). 

8 SEC. 4. COMPUTER SCIENCE DEFINITIONS. 

9 Section 9101 (20 U.S.C. 7801) is amended— 

10 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (7) through 

11 (43) as paragraphs (8) through (44), respectively; 

12 (2) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol13 lowing: 

14 ‘‘(7) COMPUTER SCIENCE.—The term ‘com15 puter science’ means the study of computers and al16 gorithmic processes and includes the study of com17 puting principles, computer hardware, software de18 sign, computer applications, and the impact of com19 puters on society.’’; 

20 (3) in paragraph (12), as redesignated by para21 graph (1), by striking ‘‘and geography’’ and insert22 ing ‘‘geography, and computer science’’; and 

23 (4) in subparagraph (A)(i) of paragraph (35), 

24 as redesignated by paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘(in25 cluding computer science)’’ after ‘‘academic sub26 jects’’. 


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1 SEC. 5. EXPANDING ACCESS TO ADVANCED PLACEMENT 

2 COMPUTER SCIENCE. 

3 Section 1705(c)(4) (20 U.S.C. 6535(c)(4)) is amend4 ed by striking ‘‘and science’’ and inserting ‘‘science, and 

5 computer science’’. 

6 SEC. 6. COMPUTER SCIENCE IN STATE PLANS. 

7 (a) STATE PLANS.—Section 1111(b) (20 U.S.C. 

8 6311(b)) is amended— 

9 (1) in paragraph (1)(E), by adding at the end 

10 the following: ‘‘Computer science is included as a 

11 subject under this subparagraph.’’; and 

12 (2) in paragraph (8)— 

13 (A) in subparagraph (D), by striking 

14 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

15 (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the 

16 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

17 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

18 ‘‘(F) how the State educational agency 

19 shall consider including computer science in 

20 academic standards, academic accountability, 

21 and assessments under subsection (b).’’. 

22 (b) HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHERS.—Section 

23 1119(a)(2) (20 U.S.C. 6319(a)(2)) is amended by striking 

24 the period after ‘‘school year’’ and inserting ‘‘, except that 

25 computer science teachers shall be found to be highly 


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1 qualified not later than the end of the 2015–2016 school 

2 year.’’. 

3 SEC. 7. COMPUTER SCIENCE IN MATHEMATICS AND 

4 SCIENCE PARTNERSHIPS. 

5 (a) SUBPART HEADING.—Part B of title II (20 

6 U.S.C. 6661 et seq.) is amended by inserting after the 

7 part heading the following new subpart heading: 

8 ‘‘Subpart 1—Partnership Grants’’. 

9 (b) PURPOSES AND DEFINITIONS.— 

10 (1) Section 2201(a)(3) (20 U.S.C. 6661(a)(3)) 

11 is amended by striking ‘‘and engineers’’ and insert12 ing ‘‘engineers, computer science professionals, and 

13 informatics professionals’’. 

14 (2) Section 2201(b) (20 U.S.C. 6661(b)) is 

15 amended— 

16 (A) in paragraph (1)(A)(ii), by striking ‘‘or 

17 science’’ and inserting ‘‘science, informatics, or 

18 computer science’’; 

19 (B) in paragraph (1)(B)(i), by inserting 

20 ‘‘informatics, computer science,’’ after 

21 ‘‘science,’’; and 

22 (C) by inserting at the end of such section 

23 the following: 

24 ‘‘(3) MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE.—The term 

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1 nology, engineering, mathematics, and computer 

2 science.’’. 

3 (c) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.— 

4 (1) Section 2202(c) (20 U.S.C. 6662(c)) is 

5 amended— 

6 (A) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and 

7 science’’ and inserting ‘‘science, informatics, 

8 and computer science’’; 

9 (B) in subparagraphs (A), (C), and (D) of 

10 paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘or science’’ and in11 serting ‘‘science, informatics, or computer 

12 science’’; 

13 (C) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and 

14 science.’’ at the end and inserting ‘‘, science, 

15 computer science, and informatics.’’; 

16 (D) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘and en17 gineers’’ and inserting ‘‘engineers, computer 

18 science professionals, and informatics profes19 sionals’’; and 

20 (E) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘engi21 neering and technology’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘informatics’’. 

23 (2) Section 2202(e)(2)(C) (20 U.S.C. 

24 6662(e)(2)(C)) is amended— 


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1 (A) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘or the 

2 sciences’’ and inserting ‘‘the sciences, 

3 informatics, or computer science’’; and 

4 (B) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘engineer5 ing, and science.’’ and inserting ‘‘engineering, 

6 science, informatics, and computer science.’’ 

7 (d) CONFORMING AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.— 

8 (1) The table of contents in section 2 is amend9 ed by inserting after the item relating to the heading 

10 to part B of title II the following: 

‘‘SUBPART 1—PARTNERSHIP GRANTS’’. 

11 (2) Section 2201 (20 U.S.C. 6661) is amend12 ed— 

13 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘part’’ 

14 and inserting ‘‘subpart’’; and 

15 (B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘part’’ 

16 and inserting ‘‘subpart’’. 

17 (3) Section 2202 (20 U.S.C. 6662) is amend18 ed— 

19 (A) in subsection (a)— 

20 (i) in each of subparagraphs (B) and 

21 (C) of paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘part’’ 

22 and inserting ‘‘subpart’’; 

23 (ii) in paragraph (3), by striking 

24 ‘‘part’’ and inserting ‘‘subpart’’; and 


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1 (iii) in paragraph (4), by striking 

2 ‘‘part’’ and inserting ‘‘subpart’’ each place 

3 the term appears; 

4 (B) in each of paragraphs (1) and (2)(E) 

5 of subsection (b), by striking ‘‘part’’ and insert6 ing ‘‘subpart’’; 

7 (C) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘part’’ 

8 and inserting ‘‘subpart’’; 

9 (D) in each of paragraphs (1) and (2) of 

10 subsection (d), by striking ‘‘part’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘subpart’’; 

12 (E) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ‘‘part’’ 

13 and inserting ‘‘subpart’’ each place the term 

14 appears; and 

15 (F) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘part’’ 

16 and inserting ‘‘subpart’’. 

17 (4) Section 2203 (20 U.S.C. 6663) is amended 

18 by striking ‘‘part’’ and inserting ‘‘subpart’’. 

19 SEC. 8. EXPANDING TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAMS 

20 FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE TEACHERS. 

21 (a) COMPUTER SCIENCE MODEL TEACHER PREPA22 RATION PROGRAM.—Part B of title II (20 U.S.C. 6661 

23 et seq.), as amended by section 7, is further amended by 

24 adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘Subpart 2—Model Teacher Preparation Program 

2 ‘‘SEC. 2211. COMPUTER SCIENCE MODEL TEACHER PREPA3 RATION PROGRAM. 

4 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary is authorized 

5 to award grants to institutions of higher education to im6 prove training for elementary school and secondary school 

7 computer science teachers. 

8 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—The Secretary may award a 

9 grant under this section to an institution of higher edu10 cation that— 

11 ‘‘(1) has, at minimum— 

12 ‘‘(A) a program in teacher education; and 

13 ‘‘(B) a program in computer science or 

14 informatics; and 

15 ‘‘(2) submits an application at such time, in 

16 such form, and containing such information and as17 surances as the Secretary may require. 

18 ‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—An institution of higher edu19 cation that receives a grant under the section shall use 

20 the grant funds to carry out not less than 1 of the fol21 lowing activities: 

22 ‘‘(1) Develop courses for undergraduate stu23 dents that— 

24 ‘‘(A) prepare such students to teach com25 puter science in elementary schools and sec26 ondary schools; 


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1 ‘‘(B) address content and pedagogy in 

2 informatics or computer science education; and 

3 ‘‘(C) engage the teacher education depart4 ment and other relevant departments at the in5 stitution of higher education. 

6 ‘‘(2) Develop and fund teacher mentoring pro7 grams to support elementary school and secondary 

8 school computer science teachers who are new to the 

9 profession. 

10 ‘‘(d) DURATION OF GRANTS.—Each grant awarded 

11 by the Secretary under this section shall be for a period 

12 of 5 years. 

13 ‘‘(e) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the 

14 conclusion of the grant period described under subsection 

15 (d), an institution of higher education that receives a 

16 grant under this section shall submit to the Secretary and 

17 Congress a report that— 

18 ‘‘(1) identifies the number of teachers served 

19 under the grant; 

20 ‘‘(2) identifies the number of teachers described 

21 in paragraph (1) who obtain a teaching position in 

22 a computer science classroom; and 

23 ‘‘(3) evaluates the activities carried out under 

24 this section.’’. 


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1 (b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

2 in section 2 is amended by inserting before the item relat3 ing to part C of title II the following: 

‘‘SUBPART 2—MODEL TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAM

‘‘Sec. 2211. Computer science model teacher preparation program.’’. 

4 SEC. 9. COMPUTER SCIENCE IN THE ROBERT NOYCE 

5 TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. 

6 Section 10 of the National Science Foundation Au7 thorization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n–1) is amend8 ed— 

9 (1) by striking ‘‘and mathematics’’ and insert10 ing ‘‘mathematics, informatics, and computer 

11 science’’ in each place it appears; 

12 (2) in subsection (a)(3)(B), by striking ‘‘or 

13 mathematics’’ and inserting ‘‘mathematics, 

14 informatics, and computer science’’; 

15 (3) in subsections (b)(1)(D)(i), (c)(1)(A), 

16 (d)(1), and (i)(7), by striking ‘‘or mathematics’’ 

17 each place the term appears and inserting ‘‘mathe18 matics, informatics, or computer science’’; and 

19 (4) in subsection (i)(5), by striking ‘‘or mathe20 matics’’ and inserting ‘‘mathematics, or computer 

21 science’’. 

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