summary
Introduced
01/22/2019
01/22/2019
In Committee
02/01/2019
02/01/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
05/03/2019
05/03/2019
Introduced Session
2019 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Revising the required credits for certain students for a standard high school diploma to include one-half credit of instruction in civics and seven and one-half, rather than eight, credits in electives; requiring certain students to correctly answer a minimum number of questions on a test identical to the civics portion of the naturalization test used by the United States Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, etc.
AI Summary
This bill revises the required credits for a standard high school diploma in Florida. It requires one-half credit of instruction in civics and seven and one-half, rather than eight, credits in electives. The bill also requires certain students to correctly answer a minimum number of questions on a test identical to the civics portion of the naturalization test used by the United States Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services in order to obtain a high school diploma or its equivalent, starting with students entering grade 9 in the 2019-2020 school year.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Died in Education (on 05/03/2019)
Official Document
bill text
bill summary
Loading...
bill summary
Loading...
bill summary
| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/416 |
| BillText | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/416/BillText/Filed/HTML |
| Bill | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/416/BillText/Filed/PDF |
Loading...