Florida SB 1694: Technology Education

Bill Text

1694 
Technology Education 
2026-02-06T05:32:07Z 
Providing requirements for general education core courses with a technology component; requiring high school computer science courses to include instruction on artificial intelligence, etc. 
Committee Substitute 1 
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2026-07-01T00:00:00Z 
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General Bill 
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 Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 1694 

 By the Committee on Education Postsecondary; and Senator Avila 

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 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to technology education; amending s. 
 3 1007.25, F.S.; providing requirements for general 
 4 education core courses with a technology component; 
 5 amending s. 1007.2616, F.S.; requiring high school 
 6 computer science courses to include instruction on 
 7 artificial intelligence; providing an effective date. 
 8 
 9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 10 
 11 Section 1. Present paragraphs (e) through (h) of subsection 
 12 (3) of section 1007.25, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as 
 13 paragraphs (f) through (i), respectively, and a new paragraph 
 14 (e) is added to that subsection, to read: 
 15 1007.25 General education courses; common prerequisites; 
 16 other degree requirements.— 
 17 (3) The chair of the State Board of Education and the chair 
 18 of the Board of Governors, or their designees, shall jointly 
 19 appoint faculty committees to review and recommend to the 
 20 Articulation Coordinating Committee for approval by the State 
 21 Board of Education and the Board of Governors statewide general 
 22 education core course options for inclusion in the statewide 
 23 course numbering system established under s. 1007.24. Faculty 
 24 committees shall, by July 1, 2024, and by July 1 every 4 years 
 25 thereafter, review and submit recommendations to the 
 26 Articulation Coordinating Committee and the commissioner for the 
 27 removal, alignment, realignment, or addition of general 
 28 education core courses that satisfy the requirements of this 
 29 subsection. 
 30 (e) General education core courses that integrate the use 
 31 of technology must provide students with opportunities to 
 32 improve digital literacy and competency, instruction on the 
 33 application of artificial intelligence tools to the course, and 
 34 related instruction on software engineering, computer networks, 
 35 database systems, and cybersecurity, as applicable to the 
 36 course. 
 37 Section 2. Subsection (6) of section 1007.2616, Florida 
 38 Statutes, is amended to read: 
 39 1007.2616 Computer science and technology instruction.— 
 40 (6) High school students must be provided opportunities to 
 41 take computer science courses and earn technology-related 
 42 industry certifications to satisfy high school graduation 
 43 requirements as provided in s. 1003.4282(3). Computer science 
 44 courses and technology-related industry certifications that are 
 45 identified as eligible for meeting mathematics or science 
 46 requirements for high school graduation must be included in the 
 47 Course Code Directory. Computer science courses that include 
 48 instruction in artificial intelligence should provide students 
 49 with a foundational understanding of artificial intelligence to 
 50 critically evaluate how artificial intelligence systems use data 
 51 to present information; recognize the benefits, limitations, and 
 52 potential risks of artificial intelligence; and apply ethical 
 53 reasoning to the responsible use of artificial intelligence in 
 54 academic and personal contexts. 
 55 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.