SB1184 Summary

• Requires at least one-half course credit in economics for high school graduation, including financial literacy and personal financial management.

• Mandates that students answer at least 60 of 100 questions correctly on a civics test identical to the naturalization test used by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to graduate or obtain a high school equivalency diploma.

• Requires school districts to document on student transcripts that pupils have passed the civics portion of the naturalization test.

• Allows school district governing boards to determine the method and manner of administering the civics test, with students permitted unlimited retakes until passing.