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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

AB 194

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Relating to: requiring the successful completion of the civics portion of a citizenship test as a condition for obtaining a high school diploma or high school equivalency diploma.

Citizenship Parochial and private schools School School — Attendance School — Curriculum

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires a person to correctly answer at least 60 of 100 questions on

a civics test, which is identical to the civics test required to be taken by persons

seeking U.S. citizenship, as a prerequisite to obtaining a high school diploma or a

high school equivalency diploma. The bill prohibits a school board, the operator of

an independent charter school, and the governing body of a private school

participating in a parental choice program from granting a diploma to a pupil

attending a public school, independent charter school, or participating private school

unless the pupil has successfully completed the test. The bill permits the person to

retake the test until the person has obtained a passing score. The requirement first

applies in the 2016-17 school year.

Sponsors

Introduced by: A. Ott (R) , Edming (R) , Kapenga (R) , Knudson (R) , Murphy (R) , R. Brooks (R)

2 cosponsors

Sanfelippo (R) , Wanggaard (R)

Full history

  1. May 4, 2015 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Edming, R. Brooks, Kapenga, Knudson, Murphy and A. Ott; cosponsored by Senator Wanggaard

  2. May 4, 2015 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations

  3. May 4, 2015 · Assembly

    Representative Sanfelippo added as a coauthor

  4. May 6, 2015 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Apr 13, 2016 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1