Bill Sponsors: IN SB0269 | 2015 | Regular Session
Bill Title: Civics test as graduation requirement. Provides that, beginning with the 2016-2017 school year, an individual must obtain a satisfactory score on the United States Civics Test, administered by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to each applicant for United States citizenship, before: (1) graduating from a public high school or an accredited nonpublic high school that participates in the choice scholarship program; or (2) obtaining a high school equivalency certificate.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-24 - Third reading: defeated; Roll Call 229: yeas 17, nays 33 [SB0269 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-24 - Third reading: defeated; Roll Call 229: yeas 17, nays 33 [SB0269 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]
Sponsors
| Name | Type | Sponsorship | District | Financial | Encyclopedia | Biography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senator Dennis Kruse [R] | Primary | Sponsored Bills | SD-014 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
| Senator James Smith [R] | Primary | Sponsored Bills | SD-045 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
| Senator Ed Charbonneau [R] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-005 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
