Bill > A4226

This bill mandates that, starting with the 2015-2016 school year, New Jersey high school students must pass a civics test to graduate, requiring them to correctly answer at least 60 out of 100 questions on a test identical to the one used by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for naturalization. The USCIS is the federal agency responsible for processing immigration and citizenship applications. Students will first take this test in the eighth grade and must retake it annually until they achieve a passing score, with the local school board determining how the test is administered and ensuring successful completion is documented on their high school transcript.