Section 16-46B-4
Digital literacy and computer science standards.
(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.
(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.
(Act 2019-389, §4.)