SB32 Alabama 2017 Session
Bill Summary
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.
Relating to K-12 education; beginning with the 2018-2019 school year, to require 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.
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| April 18, 2017 | S | Assigned Act No. 2017-173. |
| April 18, 2017 | S | Enrolled |
| April 18, 2017 | H | Signature Requested |
| April 18, 2017 | S | Passed Second House |
| April 18, 2017 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 522 |
| April 18, 2017 | H | Collins motion to Table adopted Roll Call 521 |
| April 18, 2017 | H | Hall Amendment #2 Offered |
| April 18, 2017 | H | Holmes (M) motion to Carry Over Temporarily lost Roll Call 520 |
| April 18, 2017 | H | Collins motion to Table adopted Roll Call 519 |
| April 18, 2017 | H | Hall Amendment #1 Offered |
| April 18, 2017 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| April 11, 2017 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| April 6, 2017 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Education Policy |
| April 6, 2017 | S | Engrossed |
| April 6, 2017 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 490 |
| April 6, 2017 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| April 6, 2017 | S | Orr motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote |
| April 6, 2017 | S | Orr motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 479 |
| April 6, 2017 | S | Orr fourth Substitute Offered |
| April 6, 2017 | S | Orr motion to Table adopted Voice Vote |
| April 6, 2017 | S | Orr third Substitute Further Consideration |
| April 6, 2017 | S | Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair |
| April 4, 2017 | S | Orr motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote |
| April 4, 2017 | S | Orr third Substitute Offered |
| April 4, 2017 | S | Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair |
| March 16, 2017 | S | Orr motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote |
| March 16, 2017 | S | Orr motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 387 |
| March 16, 2017 | S | Orr second Substitute Offered |
| March 16, 2017 | S | Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair |
| March 7, 2017 | S | Orr motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote |
| March 7, 2017 | S | Orr motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 213 |
| March 7, 2017 | S | Orr first Substitute Offered |
| March 7, 2017 | S | Orr motion to Table adopted Voice Vote |
| March 7, 2017 | S | Finance and Taxation Education Amendment Offered |
| March 7, 2017 | S | Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair |
| February 16, 2017 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment |
| February 7, 2017 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Finance and Taxation Education |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB32 Alabama 2017 Session - Enrolled |
| Bill Text | SB32 Alabama 2017 Session - Engrossed |
| Bill Text | SB32 Alabama 2017 Session - Introduced |
Source: Alabama Legislature