HCR81 • 2025

DESIGNATING THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 8 TO 14, 2025, AS "COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION WEEK" IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE.

Education

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: S. Moore
Last action: 2026-01-15
Official status: Passed 1/15/26
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The effective date for the designation is implied by the named dates (December 2025), but no specific legal enforcement mechanism or penalty for non-participation exists.

Designating Computer Science Education Week in Delaware

This resolution names December 8 to 14, 2025, as 'Computer Science Education Week' in Delaware and commends Malcolm Coley for his work.

What This Bill Does

Names the week of December 8 to 14, 2025, as 'Computer Science Education Week' in Delaware.
Commends Malcolm Coley of ReadyPromptOne for his innovative work in computer science.

Who It Names or Affects

The State of Delaware
Malcolm Coley of ReadyPromptOne

Terms To Know

Concurrent Resolution: A formal statement passed by both the House and Senate.
Hour of Code: A global event where students code for an hour, which has seen millions participate during Computer Science Education Week.

Limits and Unknowns

The resolution designates a week but does not create new laws or require schools to hold specific events.
The text notes expected growth in computer science jobs and participation rates, but these are background facts rather than requirements of the bill.

Bill History

2026-01-15 Delaware General Assembly
Introduced in House
2026-01-15 Delaware General Assembly
Passed In House by Voice Vote
2026-01-15 Delaware General Assembly
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES

Official Summary Text

DESIGNATING THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 8 TO 14, 2025, AS "COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION WEEK" IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE.
This Concurrent Resolution designates the week of December 8 to 14, 2025, as "Computer Science Education Week" and commends Malcolm Coley of ReadyPromptOne for his innovative work in the field of computer science.

Current Bill Text

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Legislation Document

SPONSOR:

Rep. S. Moore & Sen. Brown

Rep. Kamela Smith; Sen. Pinkney

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 81

DESIGNATING THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 8 TO 14, 2025, AS "COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION WEEK" IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE.

WHEREAS,

Computer Science Education Week was founded as a call to action to raise awareness about the need to elevate computer science education at all levels;

and

WHEREAS,

Computer Science Education Week highlights the importance of computer science because it teaches problem solving, analytical skills, and is an essential skill in the modern job market;

and

WHEREAS,

Computer Science Education Week has resulted in an increase in students’ participation in computer science;

and

WHEREAS,

Computer Science Education Week has led to millions of students participating in the Hour of Code, which is a global event in which students code for an hour;

and

WHEREAS, Computer Science Education Week is expected to have over 200,000 Hour of Code activities in over 180 countries in 2025;

and

WHEREAS, Computer Science Education Week was introduced due to the declining enrollments in computer science studies;

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WHEREAS, Computer Science Education Week allows the goal of moving computing into the core of K-12 education to move forward;

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WHEREAS, Computer Science Education Week remains a community-led effort;

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WHEREAS, Delaware has 6% more IT professionals in the State than the national average, which makes computer science education awareness important;

and

WHEREAS, Delaware Pathways integrates computer science and IT education into public-school career pathways so that middle and high schoolers can gain computing skills and workplace exposure;

and

WHEREAS,

Computer Science Education Week continues to shepherd this open grassroots celebration of computer science;

and

WHEREAS, research shows that jobs in the computer science field are expected to grow around 13% by 2026 which is much faster than other occupations;

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WHEREAS, the growth in the job market for computer science will encourage students to take related classes in higher education;

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WHEREAS, Computer Science Education Week is celebrated each year during the week of Grace Hopper’s birthday, who invented the first compiler and coined the term “bug”.

NOW, THEREFORE:

BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the 153

rd

General Assembly of the State of Delaware, the Senate concurring therein, that the week of December 8, 2025, to December 14, 2025, be designated as “Computer Science Education Week”.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Malcolm Coley of ReadyPromptOne is commended for his innovative work in the field of computer science.

SYNOPSIS

This Concurrent Resolution designates the week of December 8 to 14, 2025, as "Computer Science Education Week" and commends Malcolm Coley of ReadyPromptOne for his innovative work in the field of computer science.