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HB 1160

Indiana House bill in Session 2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: January 5, 2026.

Naturalization examination.

Bill ID IN-2026-HB-1160
Session 2026
Status in_committee
Committee Education
House in_committee 2026-01-05
Education Immigration
Summary

Beginning in the 2026-2027 school year, requires administration of the naturalization examination provided by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (exam) in grade 8. Beginning in the 2030-2031 school year, requires administration of the exam in high school, and requires a student to complete the exam with a score of not less than 70% in order to graduate high school. Allows a student to retake the exam. Allows certain students to obtain an academic waiver for the exam. Makes conforming changes.

Sponsor
Matt Commons
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-01-05 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-01-05 Status in_committee
2026-01-05 Latest Action First reading: referred to Committee on Education
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