CS/SB 1694: Technology Education

GENERAL BILL by Education Postsecondary, Avila

Technology Education; Providing requirements for general education core courses with a technology component; requiring high school computer science courses to include instruction on artificial intelligence, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 2/6/2026 10:32 AM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Education Postsecondary (HE)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Higher Education (AHE)
  3. Rules (RC)

• Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 1503 (c2) by Careers & Workforce Subcommittee Computer Science Education and Certification Last Action: 2/26/2026 S Referred to Rules	Compare

• Analyses (4)

  Links in this section are PDF documents.

  • Appropriations Committee on Higher Education (Pre-Meeting)   2/17/2026
  • Appropriations Committee on Higher Education (Post-Meeting)   2/18/2026
  • Rules (Pre-Meeting)   2/23/2026
  • Rules (Post-Meeting)   2/24/2026

• Committee Votes (2)

  Links in this section are PDF documents.

  Date	Version	Committee	Result
  2/18/2026 10:30 AM	S 1694	Appropriations Committee on Higher Education	7 Yeas - 0 Nays
  2/24/2026 12:00 PM	S 1694	Rules	23 Yeas - 0 Nays

• Citations - Statute (2)

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  1007.25	General education courses; common prerequisites; other degree requirements.	Page 1 (pdf)
  1007.2616	Computer science and technology instruction.	Page 2 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  1/9/2026	S	• Filed
  1/16/2026	S	• Referred to Education Postsecondary; Appropriations Committee on Higher Education; Rules
  1/22/2026	S	• Introduced
  1/30/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Education Postsecondary, 02/04/26, 10:30 am, 301 Senate Building
  2/4/2026	S	• CS by Education Postsecondary; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
  2/6/2026	S	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Now in Appropriations Committee on Higher Education
  2/10/2026	S	• CS by Education Postsecondary read 1st time
  2/13/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Higher Education, 02/18/26, 10:30 am, 110 Senate Building
  2/18/2026	S	• Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Higher Education; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 • Now in Rules
  2/19/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
  2/24/2026	S	• Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0
  2/25/2026	S	• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading