Legislation

Title: Education - Maryland High School Diploma - Civics Test Requirement
Sponsored by: Delegates Kittleman, Adams, Flanagan, Ghrist, S. Howard, Jalisi, Krebs, Metzgar, Rose, Shoemaker, West, B. Wilson, and Wivell
Status: In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Requiring a student to take and achieve a passing score on a civics test that consists of the 100 questions used for the civics portion of the Naturalization Test administered by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services; requiring, on or before the first day of the 2017-2018 school year, the State Board to determine the means of providing each high school student an opportunity to take the required civics test; requiring a student to answer correctly at least 60% of the civics test questions to receive a passing score; etc.

Committees

Original:: Ways and Means Click to view Recorded Media

Details

Introduced in a prior session as: HB1200 Session: 2015 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2016

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/26/2016 Legislative Date 1/27/2016 Action First Reading Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/27/2016 Legislative Date 1/27/2016 Action Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/26/2016	1/27/2016	First Reading Ways and Means
House	1/27/2016	1/27/2016	Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.

Documents

Date Posted	Document Name
1/27/2016	Text - First - Education - Maryland High School Diploma - Civics Test Requirement

File Code

Subjects

Statutes