SB32 Alabama 2017 Session
Signed by Governor
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2017
Title
High school, public, civics test required for graduation
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
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.
Subjects
Education
Bill Actions
Action Date | Chamber | Action |
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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 Calendar
Type | Date | Location | Description |
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Hearing | April 11, 2017 | Room 418 at 14:30 | House EP Hearing |
Hearing | April 11, 2017 | Room 418 at 15:00 | House EP Hearing |
Hearing | February 15, 2017 | Room 727 at 10:00 | Senate F&TE Public Hearing |
Hearing | February 15, 2017 | Room 727 at 10:30 | Senate F&TE Public Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
Type | Link |
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Bill Text | SB32 Alabama 2017 Session - Enrolled |
Bill Text | SB32 Alabama 2017 Session - Engrossed |
Bill Text | SB32 Alabama 2017 Session - Introduced |
Bill Amendments | Senate Finance and Taxation Education Amendment Offered |
Bill Amendments | Senate Orr first Substitute Offered |
Bill Amendments | Senate Orr second Substitute Offered |
Bill Amendments | Senate Orr third Substitute Offered |
Bill Amendments | Senate Orr fourth Substitute Offered |
Bill Amendments | House Hall Amendment #1 Offered |
Bill Amendments | House Hall Amendment #2 Offered |