High school graduation; requires passing score on select questions from U.S. Naturalization Test. (HB2405)
Introduced By
Del. Lee Ware (R-Powhatan) with support from co-patron Del. Anne Ferrell Tata (R-Virginia Beach)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
High school graduation requirements; passing score on select questions from the U.S. Naturalization Test. Requires the Board of Education, in establishing high school graduation requirements, to require, except in the case of a high school student whose individualized education program indicates otherwise, each high school student to take and correctly answer at least 70 percent of the questions on a test composed of at least 50 but not more than 60 of the questions on the civics portion of the U.S. Naturalization Test in order to graduate high school with a standard or advanced studies diploma, provided that such student may take such test at any time during grades nine through 12 and as many times during such period as necessary to achieve the minimum 70 percent passing score. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/17/2023 | Committee |
01/17/2023 | Presented and ordered printed 23103621D |
01/17/2023 | Referred to Committee on Education |
01/23/2023 | Assigned Education sub: K-12 |
01/24/2023 | House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered |
01/24/2023 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 2-N) |
01/25/2023 | Reported from Education with amendment(s) (14-Y 8-N) (see vote tally) |
01/27/2023 | Read first time |
01/30/2023 | Read second time |
01/30/2023 | Committee amendments agreed to |
01/30/2023 | Engrossed by House as amended HB2405E |
01/30/2023 | Printed as engrossed 23103621D-E |
01/31/2023 | Read third time and passed House (54-Y 44-N) |
01/31/2023 | VOTE: Passage (54-Y 44-N) (see vote tally) |
01/31/2023 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2405E) |
02/01/2023 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/01/2023 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
02/13/2023 | Assigned Education sub: Public Education |
02/16/2023 | Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 6-N) (see vote tally) |