Colorado Revised Statutes Title 22. Education § 22-32-133.5. Computer science courses--legislative declaration

(a) Computer science and computer coding skills are widely recognized as valuable assets in the current and future job market;

(b) Students in Colorado would benefit from taking computer science and coding courses in high school;

(c) High school students who are exposed to computer science and coding courses in high school are more likely to take such courses in college;

(d) Many high school students are not taking computer science and coding courses because they are elective courses and do not count toward graduation requirements;

(e) According to the Code.org Advocacy Coalition, in states that count a computer science course as either a math or science credit toward graduation, the average class size is fifty-three percent bigger than in states where computer science is only an elective; and

(f) More high school students would take computer science and coding courses if they fulfilled a graduation requirement in mathematics or science.