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AZ HB2632

Bill

Status

Passed

3/24/2022

Primary Sponsor

Quang Nguyen

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-fifth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2022)

AI Summary

  • Requires high school graduates and high school equivalency diploma recipients to pass a civics test based on the U.S. citizenship and immigration services naturalization test, with a passing score of at least 60 of 100 questions through the graduating class of 2025.

  • Increases the passing score requirement to at least 70 of 100 questions beginning with the graduating class of 2026.

  • Allows students in grades 7 and 8 to take the civics test early, and if they score 70 or higher, they are exempt from retaking it in high school.

  • Permits school districts and charter schools to determine the method and manner of administering the test, and allows students to retake the test until they achieve a passing score.

  • Requires all school districts and charter schools to report aggregate civics test data by grade level to the department of education, including median scores, pass/fail percentages, and other required metrics, for public posting on school report cards.

Legislative Description

Civics test; passing score

School Instruction

Last Action

Chapter 60

3/24/2022

Committee Referrals

Rules2/21/2022
Education Accountability and Reform2/18/2022
Rules1/31/2022
Education1/31/2022

Full Bill Text

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