MA H237

Bill

Relative to civic test requirements for graduation

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to requiring high school students to pass a civics test for prior to graduation. Education.

AI Summary

This bill requires high school students in Massachusetts to pass a civics test, modeled after the civics portion of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services naturalization test, in order to graduate. Students must correctly answer at least 60 out of 100 questions on the test. Students receiving special education are exempt from this requirement. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is tasked with establishing rules and regulations to monitor compliance with this new requirement.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (6)

David DeCoste (R), Shawn Dooley (R), Jeff Roy (D), Todd Smola (R), Bruce Tarr (R), Timothy Whelan (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see S2306 (on 02/15/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H237

(13 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H237
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H237.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2015	To require school attendance up to age 18 or until graduation	Accompanied a study order, see H4678	Similar To
H2043	Relative to high school civic education requirements	Accompanied a new draft, see S2306	Similar To
H222	Directing the Department of Education to include a course in civics as a high school graduation requirement	Accompanied a new draft, see S2306	Similar To
H2234	Relative to early college high schools	Accompanied a new draft, see S2276	Similar To
H280	Resolve to promote better citizenship, civics education and civic engagement	Accompanied a new draft, see S2306	Similar To
H2844	To place a moratorium on high stakes testing	Accompanied a study order, see H4632	Similar To
H306	Relative to the incorporation of civics in the high school curriculum	Accompanied a new draft, see S2306	Similar To
H3733	Requiring instruction in CPR and the use of defibrillators for high school graduation	Accompanied a new draft, see H4396	Similar To
S2306	To promote and enhance civic engagement	New draft substituted, see S2355	Replaced by
S244	Resolve to promote better citizenship civics education and civic engagement	Accompanied a new draft, see S2306	Similar To
S247	Relative to financial literacy education	Accompanied S249	Similar To
S248	Promoting civics education	Accompanied a new draft, see S2306	Similar To
S277	Promoting financial literacy in schools	Accompanied S249	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2015

To require school attendance up to age 18 or until graduation

Accompanied a study order, see H4678

Similar To

H2043

Relative to high school civic education requirements

Accompanied a new draft, see S2306

Similar To

H222

Directing the Department of Education to include a course in civics as a high school graduation requirement

Accompanied a new draft, see S2306

Similar To

H2234

Relative to early college high schools

Accompanied a new draft, see S2276

Similar To

H280

Resolve to promote better citizenship, civics education and civic engagement

Accompanied a new draft, see S2306

Similar To

H2844

To place a moratorium on high stakes testing

Accompanied a study order, see H4632

Similar To

H306

Relative to the incorporation of civics in the high school curriculum

Accompanied a new draft, see S2306

Similar To

H3733

Requiring instruction in CPR and the use of defibrillators for high school graduation

Accompanied a new draft, see H4396

Similar To

S2306

To promote and enhance civic engagement

New draft substituted, see S2355

Replaced by

S244

Resolve to promote better citizenship civics education and civic engagement

Accompanied a new draft, see S2306

Similar To

S247

Relative to financial literacy education

Accompanied S249

Similar To

S248

Promoting civics education

Accompanied a new draft, see S2306

Similar To

S277

Promoting financial literacy in schools

Accompanied S249

Similar To

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