SB 1470 Summary

• Establishes the Code Writers Initiative Program within the Department of Education to provide competitive grants for technology education focused on Native American students in grades 9-12.

• Grantees must introduce computer code writing curriculum, deliver technology-focused education through regular or after-school programming, and develop internship programs with industry partners.

• Grantees must train teachers and administrators in technology curriculum, develop assessment metrics to measure effectiveness, install distance learning equipment, and evaluate impacts on standardized test scores and graduation rates.

• Grantees must submit annual reports by September 1 to the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House, Indian Education Advisory Council, and Department of Education.

• Appropriates $1,000,000 from the state general fund in fiscal year 2022-2023 to the Department of Education, with the appropriation exempt from lapsing provisions.