SB 2102

AN ACT TO REQUIRE THAT, BEGINNING IN THE 2027-2028 SCHOOL YEAR, EVERY PUBLIC AND CHARTER SCHOOL STUDENT WITHIN THE STATE PASS THE USCIS NATURALIZATION CIVICS TEST AS A REQUIREMENT FOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION; TO PROVIDE THAT STUDENTS MUST PASS THE TEST DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR BEFORE GRADUATION; TO PROVIDE THAT SCHOOLS SHALL DESIGNATE FACULTY TO ADMINISTER THE TEST IN WRITING UNDER STANDARD TESTING CONDITIONS FOUR TIMES PER SCHOOL YEAR; TO REQUIRE THAT THE TEST CONSIST OF 20 QUESTIONS SELECTED FROM THE LIST OF 128 CIVICS TEST QUESTIONS IN THE USCIS QUESTION POOL; TO SPECIFY THAT A STUDENT MUST ANSWER 12 OF THE 20 QUESTIONS CORRECTLY TO PASS; TO REQUIRE THAT THE QUESTIONS BE ROTATED SO THAT NO QUESTIONS ARE REPEATED ON ANY OF THE FOUR TESTS WITHIN THE SAME SCHOOL YEAR; TO ALLOW SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND CHARTER SCHOOLS FLEXIBILITY AS TO THE MEANS OF EQUIPPING THEIR STUDENTS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE NEEDED TO PASS THE TEST; TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS TO GUIDE SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND CHARTERS SCHOOLS IN IMPLEMENTING THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.