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.
Assigned Act No. 2017-173.
Enrolled
Signature Requested
Passed Second House
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 522
Collins motion to Table adopted Roll Call 521
Hall Amendment #2 Offered
Holmes (M) motion to Carry Over Temporarily lost Roll Call 520
Collins motion to Table adopted Roll Call 519
Hall Amendment #1 Offered
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Education Policy
Engrossed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 490
Third Reading Passed
Orr motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote
Orr motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 479
Orr fourth Substitute Offered
Orr motion to Table adopted Voice Vote
Orr third Substitute Further Consideration
Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair
Orr motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote
Orr third Substitute Offered
Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair
Orr motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote
Orr motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 387
Orr second Substitute Offered
Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair
Orr motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote
Orr motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 213
Orr first Substitute Offered
Orr motion to Table adopted Voice Vote
Finance and Taxation Education Amendment Offered
Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Finance and Taxation Education
Source: Alabama Legislature