AN ACT relating to civics education in public schools. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require all public high school students to pass a civics test in order to receive a regular diploma; direct the Kentucky Department of Education to prepare or approve the test with 100 questions drawn from the test administered by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to persons seeking to become naturalized citizens, and to disseminate the test to all public school districts; allow students the opportunity to retake the test as often as needed in order to pass; set the passing score at 60% of the total questions answered correctly; make these requirements subject to the accomodations for special needs students with individualized education programs as defined in KRS 158.281 or Section 504 Plans as defined in KRS 156.027.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
Mar 2017
Senate Passage
Mar 2017
Signed into Law
Mar 2017
Introduced Feb 10, 2017
Signed Mar 27, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Mar 27, 2017
Signed into law
Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 109)
legislature
Mar 15, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Bill passed 36-2
legislature
Mar 15, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Senate concurred in House floor amendment (1)
legislature
Mar 15, 2017
Introduced
Posted for passage for concurrence in House floor amendment (1) for Wednesday, March 15, 2017
legislature
Mar 15, 2017
Committee
To Rules (S)
legislature
Mar 7, 2017
Introduced
Floor amendment (1) filed
legislature
Mar 1, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Posted in committee
legislature
Feb 27, 2017
Committee
To Education (H)
legislature
Feb 13, 2017
Committee
To Education (S)
legislature
Feb 10, 2017
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
legislature
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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