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NJ A308
NJ A308Requires 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
01/09/2018
01/09/2018
In Committee
01/09/2018
01/09/2018
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/08/2020
01/08/2020
Introduced Session
2018-2019 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 naturalization test used by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in order to graduate from high school. The test will be administered to 9th grade students, and those who do not pass must retake it in subsequent school years until they obtain a passing score of at least 60 out of 100 questions. The student's high school transcript will document that they have successfully completed the test requirement.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (2)
Last Action
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee (on 01/09/2018)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| BillText | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A0500/308_I1.HTM |
| Bill | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A0500/308_I1.PDF |
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