Graduation requirements; naturalization test. (HB1306)
Introduced By
Del. Dickie Bell (R-Staunton) with support from co-patrons Del. Rich Anderson (R-Woodbridge), and Del. Steve Landes (R-Weyers Cave)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
☐ |
Passed House |
☐ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Graduation requirements; naturalization test. Directs the Board of Education, in establishing course and credit requirements for a high school diploma, to require each eleventh grade student to achieve a passing score on the civics portion of the U.S. Naturalization Test based on the current scoring guidelines adopted by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services beginning with the 2017-2018 school year. The bill requires the Department of Education to publish on its website school-level, school-division-level, and statewide passage rates. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 11/06/2014 | Committee |
| 11/06/2014 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15100566D |
| 11/06/2014 | Referred to Committee on Education |
| 01/16/2015 | Assigned Education sub: Elementary and Secondary Education |
| 02/02/2015 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 4-N) |
| 02/04/2015 | Failed to report (defeated) in Education (8-Y 14-N) (see vote tally) |
Comments
It seems only fair that each member of the Virginia House of Delegates and Senate pass the same test before being seated.