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type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT CONCERNING COMPUTER SCIENCE INSTRUCTION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS."
description: "AN ACT CONCERNING COMPUTER SCIENCE INSTRUCTION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ct"
legislature: "Connecticut General Assembly"
session: "2019"
identifier: "SB 957"
citation: "Connecticut SB 957 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Computers", "Economic and Community Development", "Department of", "School curriculum", "State Board of Education", "State funds", "Teacher certification", "Technology", "Workforce development", "Internships"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bergstein, Alexandra", "Blumenthal, Matt", "Buckbee, Bill", "Davis, Christopher", "Doucette, Jason", "Exum, Tammy R.", "Gucker, Kenneth M", "Hampton, John K.", "Kelly, Kevin C.", "Kennedy, Kathy", "Leone, Carlo", "Logan, George S.", "MacLachlan, Jesse", "Maroney, James J.", "McCarty, Kathleen M.", "Miller, Patricia Billie", "Needleman, Norman", "Osten, Catherine A.", "Pavalock-D'Amato, Cara Christine", "Sanchez, Robert", "Santiago, Hilda E.", "Simmons, Caroline", "Slap, Derek", "Witkos, Kevin D.", "Yaccarino, Dave W."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-02-28"
last_action: "2019-07-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d27e9f6e-bd07-4c98-972b-2ad99d4c65c8"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.cga.ct.gov/pub/data/bill_info.csv"
source_hash: "7ebfcbe2c76f7eda9c4a5399d403c5aa4f3d5e6024e4f4130dcfcc02833165ab"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ct"]
---
# Connecticut SB 957 (2019) — AN ACT CONCERNING COMPUTER SCIENCE INSTRUCTION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **APP Joint Favorable** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2019/TOB/s/pdf/2019SB-00957-R02-SB.PDF)
2. **ED Joint Favorable Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2019/TOB/s/pdf/2019SB-00957-R01-SB.PDF)
3. **Raised Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2019/TOB/s/pdf/2019SB-00957-R00-SB.PDF)
## Sponsors
- Bergstein, Alexandra — primary (person)
- Blumenthal, Matt — primary (person)
- Buckbee, Bill — primary (person)
- Davis, Christopher — primary (person)
- Doucette, Jason — primary (person)
- Exum, Tammy R. — primary (person)
- Gucker, Kenneth M — primary (person)
- Hampton, John K. — primary (person)
- Kelly, Kevin C. — primary (person)
- Kennedy, Kathy — primary (person)
- Leone, Carlo — primary (person)
- Logan, George S. — primary (person)
- MacLachlan, Jesse — primary (person)
- Maroney, James J. — primary (person)
- McCarty, Kathleen M. — primary (person)
- Miller, Patricia Billie — primary (person)
- Needleman, Norman — primary (person)
- Osten, Catherine A. — primary (person)
- Pavalock-D'Amato, Cara Christine — primary (person)
- Sanchez, Robert — primary (person)
- Santiago, Hilda E. — primary (person)
- Simmons, Caroline — primary (person)
- Slap, Derek — primary (person)
- Witkos, Kevin D. — primary (person)
- Yaccarino, Dave W. — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-02-28** REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Education `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-01** PUBLIC HEARING 0306
- **2019-03-25** Joint Favorable Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-27** FILED WITH LCO
- **2019-04-04** REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/09/19
- **2019-04-10** RPTD. OUT OF LCO
- **2019-04-10** FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.
- **2019-04-10** SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 284
- **2019-04-10** FILE NO. 595
- **2019-05-21** REF. BY SEN. TO COMM. ON Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-28** Joint Favorable `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-28** FILED WITH LCO
- **2019-05-28** RPTD. OUT OF LCO
- **2019-05-28** NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ON Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-28** FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.
- **2019-05-30** SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH. A
- **2019-05-30** SEN. PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH. A
- **2019-05-30** ON CONSENT CALENDAR
- **2019-06-01** FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDER
- **2019-06-01** HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 696
- **2019-06-05** HOUSE ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH. A
- **2019-06-05** HOUSE PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH. A `passage`
- **2019-06-05** IN CONCURRENCE
- **2019-06-24** PUBLIC ACT 19-128 `became-law`
- **2019-06-27** TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATE
- **2019-06-27** TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNOR
- **2019-07-12** SIGNED BY GOVERNOR `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d27e9f6e-bd07-4c98-972b-2ad99d4c65c8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Connecticut legislature records).