A06543 Summary:

BILL NOA06543
 
SAME ASSAME AS S06158
 
SPONSORHevesi
 
COSPNSRRozic
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Add S208-b, Ed L
 
Requires regulations authorizing computer science courses to count towards liberal arts content at institutions of higher learning; defines computer science.
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A06543 Actions:

BILL NOA06543
 
04/04/2013referred to higher education
01/08/2014referred to higher education
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A06543 Floor Votes:

There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.
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A06543 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          6543
 
                               2013-2014 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                      April 4, 2013
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Higher Education
 
        AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring regulations
          authorizing computer science courses to  count  towards  liberal  arts
          content at institutions of higher learning
 

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section  208-b
     2  to read as follows:
     3    §  208-b.  Course  requirements.  1. The commissioner and the board of
     4  regents are authorized and directed  to  establish  rules  and/or  regu-
     5  lations authorizing computer science courses to count towards the liber-
     6  al  arts  content  in math or science required for each degree at insti-
     7  tutions of higher learning in New York state.
     8    2. For purposes of this section, "computer science" means the study of
     9  computers and algorithmic processes including  the  study  of  computing
    10  principles,  computer  hardware  and  computer software design, computer

    11  applications, and the  impact  of  computers  on  society.  Courses  may
    12  include, but not be limited to:
    13    a. software design;
    14    b. hardware design;
    15    c. creation of digital artifacts;
    16    d. abstraction;
    17    e. logic;
    18    f. algorithm development and implementation;
    19    g. programming paradigms and languages;
    20    h. theoretical foundations;
    21    i. networks;
    22    j. graphics;
    23    k. databases and information retrieval;
    24    l. information security and privacy;
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                                   LBD10098-01-3

        A. 6543                             2
 
     1    m. artificial intelligence;
     2    n. the relationship between computing and mathematics;
     3    o. the limits of computation;
     4    p. applications in information technology;
     5    q. the social impacts of computing.
     6    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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