Sec. 6. Task force on computer programming and coding
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Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education shall convene a task force to explore— mechanisms for the development of draft curricula for elementary and secondary education with respect to computer programming and coding; a mechanism to collect and share best practices among educators with respect to computer programming and coding at the elementary school and secondary school levels; and a national strategy to ensure competitiveness in emerging STEM fields, such as computer programming and coding.
The task force shall— develop options for a collaborative model and an organizational structure for such task force under which the joint research and development activities may be planned, managed, and conducted effectively, including mechanisms for the allocation of resources among the participants of such task force for support of such activities; identify and prioritize at least 3 challenges of educating and training a workforce equipped to fill computer science and engineering jobs, particularly focused on nationally significant problems requiring collaborative and interdisciplinary solutions; propose a process for developing a research and development agenda for such task force to address the challenges identified under paragraph (2); define the roles and responsibilities for the members from each of the groups described in paragraphs
(1)through
(4)of subsection (c); establish the information portal described in subsection (e); and make recommendations for how task force may be funded from Federal, State, and nongovernmental sources. In establishing the task force under subsection (a), the Secretary shall appoint to serve on the task force an equal number of representatives from each of the following 4 groups: The Department of Education and other relevant Federal Government agencies. Elementary school or secondary school teachers. Institutions of higher education, including minority-serving institutions and community colleges. Employers of individuals with expertise in computer science and engineering. Members of the task force shall serve without compensation. The task force shall establish and maintain, an information portal which shall— include the establishment of an online, publicly available information portal for use by elementary schools and secondary schools and stakeholders that directs users to key data and tools to build or update curricula for elementary and secondary education on coding and computer programming; and expand and be complementary to existing Federal efforts promoting coding and computer programming in elementary schools and secondary schools to prepare for high paying skilled jobs in the computer programming field. The information portal established under this subsection shall direct users (who may include elementary schools and secondary schools, academia, and private sector stakeholders, and non-profit organizations with expertise in coding), to coordinated and systematic information on promoting coding and computer programming in elementary schools and secondary schools to prepare students for high paying skilled jobs in the computer programming field, including— best or model practices; data; case studies; indicators; scientific reports; policy recommendations for Federal, State, and local government; guidance documents and design standards for elementary schools and secondary schools; incentives for teachers; education initiatives; support tools, including draft curricula and appropriate materials for teachers; public and private sources of assistance to available to support computer science and engineering in elementary schools and secondary schools; and such other information as the coordinating as the task force considers appropriate. Not later than 24 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to the Committees on Education and Workforce and Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report describing the findings and recommendations of the task force. The task force shall terminate upon the completion of information portal report required under subsection
(e)and the transmittal of the report required under subsection
(f). In this section: The terms elementary school and secondary school have the meanings given the terms in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ). The term community college has the meaning given the term junior or community college in section 312(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1058(f) ). The term institution of higher education has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 ). The term minority-serving institution means an institution described in section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 20 U.S.C. 1067q(a) ). The term Secretary means the Secretary of Education.
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