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NJ A3346

NJ A3346
Requires students to pass test identical to United States Citizenship and Immigration Services civics test as part of high school graduation requirements.


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Introduced
03/07/2022
In Committee
03/07/2022
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/08/2024

Introduced Session

2022-2023 Regular Session

Bill Summary

This bill requires a board of education to administer a test identical to the civics portion of the naturalization test used by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. The test will be administered to ninth grade students. A student who does not obtain a passing score by answering at least 60 out of 100 questions correctly must retake the test in each subsequent school year until the student obtains a passing score. A student is required to obtain a passing score in order to graduate from high school. The board of education will document on the student's high school transcript that the student has successfully completed the test.

AI Summary

This bill requires students to pass a test identical to the civics portion of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services naturalization test in order to graduate from high school. The test will be administered to 9th grade students, and those who do not initially pass must retake the test in subsequent school years until they obtain a passing score of at least 60 out of 100 questions answered correctly. The student's successful completion of the test will be documented on their high school transcript.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (2)

Last Action

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee (on 03/07/2022)

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