A bill that would allow computer programming courses to count toward foreign language requirements in Kentucky schools has passed out of a Senate committee.
Republican Sen. David Givens of Greensburg sponsored the measure and told the committee it's needed to prepare Kentucky’s students for a modern economy.
“Part of the challenge goes to the fact that less than 2.4 percent of college students graduate with a degree in computer science, and the numbers continue to decline as the job opportunities increase."
Givens also says his bill would help close a knowledge gap for women and minorities, groups he says are under-represented in the fields of computer science.
