MS SB2184

Requires all high school students in public school districts and GED candidates to pass the United States Citizenship Test with at least 80% correct answers as a condition of graduation, beginning with the 2025-2026 school year.

Students may take the 100-question civics test any time after enrolling in Grade 11 and may retake it up to three times to achieve the 80% proficiency threshold.

Exempts students with an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) from this requirement and prohibits schools from charging any fees for the test.

Requires the State Board of Education to incorporate the civics test into the United States History curriculum and expand that curriculum to include historical knowledge from the settlement of Jamestown in 1607 to the present, beginning with the 2023-2024 school year.

Amends Section 37-16-7 of the Mississippi Code to add civics and United States History proficiency as a minimum graduation standard for district school boards.