(a) Before the beginning of the 2020-2021 school year, the department shall develop and the board shall approve, pursuant to Chapter 35 of this title, a rigorous K-12 course of study for digital literacy and computer science and shall consider existing computer science frameworks and content standards including, but not limited to, the K-12 computer science framework and the K-12 computer science content standards developed by the Computer Science Teachers Association.

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Terms Used In Alabama Code 16-46B-4

  • year: means a calendar year; but, whenever the word "year" is used in reference to any appropriations for the payment of money out of the treasury, it shall mean fiscal year. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(b) To ensure continuity in early learning, the department and the Department of Early Childhood Education may form a committee to create developmentally appropriate technology content standards for prekindergarten students.