CO SB148

Students enrolled in ninth grade during or after the 2016-17 school year must correctly answer at least 60 questions from the civics portion of the U.S. naturalization test before graduating from high school.

School districts, charter schools, and cooperative services schools may allow students to take the test multiple times during grades 9-12 and repeat it until they correctly answer 60 questions.

Students with individualized education programs are not required to meet this requirement unless specified in their IEP; superintendents or principals may waive the requirement for students meeting other graduation requirements who demonstrate extraordinary circumstances.

Schools have complete flexibility in administering the test and may incorporate it into existing history, culture, or civil government curriculum; schools must document successful completion on student transcripts.

Test results cannot be used as a performance indicator for school accreditation or as a measure of student academic growth in evaluating educator effectiveness.