A Senate Republican filed a proposal Monday that could lead to some high-school students taking computer coding courses to get foreign-language credits.
The bill (SB 180), filed by Sen. Jeff Brandes, R-St. Petersburg, would allow --- but not require --- high schools to offer two credits in computer coding.
Students who take the coding courses and earn related industry certifications would be able to satisfy two credits of foreign-language instruction.
Florida College System schools and state universities would have to recognize the coding courses as foreign-language credits.
But parents and students also would have to sign statements acknowledging that out-of-state colleges and universities might not recognize the coding courses.
The bill, which is filed for the 2018 legislative session, would make the changes effective with the 2020-2021 school year.