Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass
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Absent
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HB153 Alabama 2017 Session
Updated Jul 24, 2021
HB153 Alabama 2017 Session
House Bill
Expired
Current Status
Regular Session 2017
Session
1
Sponsor
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
Terri CollinsRepresentativeRepublican- Session
- Regular Session 2017
- Title
- Education, civics test, requirement for graduation from high school
- Description
Under existing law, the core curriculum in Alabama for students in grades K-12 includes instruction in social studies.
This bill would require, beginning with the 2018-2019 school year, students to successfully pass a civics test identical to the civics portion of the naturalization test used by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to graduate from high school or obtain a high school equivalency diploma.
- Subjects
- Education
Bill Actions
H
Indefinitely Postponed
H
Pending third reading on day 5 Favorable from Education Policy with 1 amendment
H
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment
H
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Education Policy
Bill Text
Votes
Documents
Source: Alabama Legislature