HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3244        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2878

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Jeffrey N. Roy

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to coding and computer science in schools.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Jeffrey N. Roy

10th Norfolk

1/20/2017

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3244        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2878

By Mr. Roy of Franklin, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2878) of Jeffrey N. Roy and Paul McMurtry for legislation to include computer science, computational thinking and computer coding as statewide educational goals.  Education.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act relative to coding and computer science in schools.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Section 1D of chapter 69 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting in line 6, after the words “science and technology,” the following words:- “computer science and computational thinking, including computer coding,”