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HB2764 - 572R - Senate Fact Sheet
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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Seventh
Legislature, Second Regular Session
FACT SHEET FOR
H.B. 2764
computer science proficiency;
state seal
Purpose
Requires the
Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI) to establish a State Seal of
Computer Science Proficiency Program (Proficiency Program) to recognize
students who graduate from high school and attain a high level of proficiency
in computer science. Outlines Proficiency Program implementation and
administrative requirements on the SPI, the State Board of Education (SBE) and
school district governing boards (governing boards) or charter school governing
bodies (governing bodies) relating to the Proficiency Program.
Background
A governing
board or governing body may approve a rigorous computer science course that
fulfills a mathematics course required for high school graduation only if the
rigorous computer science course includes significant mathematics content and
the governing board or governing body determines that the high school where the
rigorous computer science course is offered has sufficient capacity,
infrastructure and qualified staff, including competent computer science teachers
(A.R.S. ��
15-183
and
15-701.01
).
The Arizona Department of Education's (ADE's) website provides academic
standards based on grade level and instructional and professional development
resources for computer science (
ADE
).
The Computer
Science Professional Development Program Fund (Fund) consists of monies
appropriated by the Legislature and grants, gifts, devises and donations from
any private or public source. ADE administers the Fund and must use Fund monies
to distribute grants on a first-come, first-served basis to public schools that
do not currently provide high school computer science courses to fund quality
training for prospective computer science teachers. A public school that
applies for a grant from the Fund must demonstrate how the school plans to use the
Fund monies to provide quality training to prospective computer science
teachers. A public school that receives a grant from the Fund must provide
evidence that training provided to prospective computer science teachers with
grant monies addresses academic standards for computer science, as adopted by
the SBE (
A.R.S.
� 15-249.12
).
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund
associated with this legislation.
Provisions
1.
Requires the SPI to establish a Proficiency Program to recognize
students who graduate from a school within a school district or charter school
and attain a high level of proficiency in computer science.
2.
Requires
the SPI to:
a)
create
a State Seal of Computer Science Proficiency (State Seal), which must be
affixed to the diploma and noted on the transcript of a student to recognize
that the student has met the Proficiency Program requirements; and
b)
deliver
the State Seal to each participating school district or charter school.
3.
Allows any school district or charter school to voluntarily participate
in the Proficiency Program by notifying the SPI of the school district's or
charter school's intent to participate.
4.
Requires
each participating governing board or governing body to:
a) identify the students who have met the
requirements to be awarded the State Seal; and
b) affix the State Seal to the diploma and note the receipt of the
State Seal on the transcript of each student who meets such requirements.
5.
Requires a participating school district or charter school to award a
student, on graduation from high school, a high school diploma with a State
Seal if the student demonstrates proficiency in computer science by meeting the
requirements adopted by the SBE.
6.
Requires the SBE, in collaboration with ADE and experts in computer
science education, to adopt minimum Proficiency Program requirements.
7.
Allows the SBE to adopt rules as necessary to carry out the purposes of
the Proficiency Program.
8.
Becomes effective on the general effective date.
House Action
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Chapter 0112 - 572R - H Ver of HB2764
House Engrossed
computer science
proficiency; state seal
State of Arizona
House of Representatives
Fifty-seventh Legislature
Second Regular Session
2026
CHAPTER 112
HOUSE BILL 2764
AN
ACT
amending title 15, chapter 2, article 3, Arizona
Revised Statutes, by adding section 15-262; relating to the
superintendent of public instruction.
(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 15, chapter 2, article 3,
Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 15-262, to read:
START_STATUTE
15-262.
State seal of computer science proficiency program; requirements;
diploma
A. The
superintendent of public instruction shall establish a state seal of computer
science proficiency program to recognize students who graduate from a school
operated by a school district or a charter school located in this state and who
have attained a high level of proficiency in computer science.
B. The
superintendent of public instruction shall:
1. Create
a state seal of computer science proficiency, which shall be affixed to the
diploma and noted on the transcript of a student to recognize that the student
has met the requirements prescribed in this section.
2. Deliver
the state seal of computer science proficiency to each public school district
or charter school that participates in the program.
C. Any
school district or charter school may voluntarily participate in the state seal
of computer science proficiency program by notifying the superintendent of
public instruction of the school district's or charter school's intent to
participate.
D. Each
school district governing board or charter school governing body that
participates in the state seal of computer science proficiency program shall:
1. Identify
the students who have met the requirements to be awarded the state seal of
computer science proficiency.
2. Affix
the state seal of computer science proficiency to the diploma and note the
receipt of the state seal of computer science proficiency on the transcript of
each student who meets those requirements.
E. The
state board of education:
1. shall
adopt minimum requirements for the program established pursuant to this
section.� The state board shall collaborate with the department of education
and experts in computer science education to develop minimum requirements
PURSUANT TO THIS paragraph.�
2. may
adopt rules as necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.
F. A school district or charter
school that participates in the state seal of computer science proficiency
program established pursuant to this section shall award a student, on
graduation from high school, a high school diploma with a state seal of
computer science proficiency if the student demonstrates proficiency in
computer science by meeting the requirements adopted pursuant to subsection E
of this section.
END_STATUTE
APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR JUNE 4, 2026.
FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE JUNE 5, 2026.