Bill > H3224

This bill mandates that all high school students, starting with the 2016-2017 school year, must pass a civics test to graduate or receive a general equivalency diploma, requiring them to correctly answer at least 60 out of 100 questions on a test identical to the civics portion of the naturalization test administered by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), with opportunities to retake the test until a passing score is achieved, though students receiving special education services are exempt from this requirement. The department of elementary and secondary education will be responsible for creating rules to ensure schools follow this new graduation requirement.