HB 3918 Illinois House · 99th Regular Session

SCH CD-CIVICS TEST TO GRADUATE

Summary
Amends the School Code. In provisions that prohibit a student from receiving a certificate of graduation without passing a satisfactory examination upon the subjects of American patriotism and the principles of representative government and the proper use and display of the American flag, provides that the examination for high school students must include test questions that are identical to the test questions on the naturalization test used by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, and a pupil may not be considered to have satisfactorily passed the examination without correctly answering at least 75% of those questions. Effective immediately.
Bill status failed 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Feb 2015
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Governor
Introduced Feb 27, 2015 Last action Jan 10, 2017
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Jan 10, 2017
House · Failed
Session Sine Die
Mar 27, 2015
House · Referred to committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Mar 12, 2015
House · Referred to committee
Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
Feb 27, 2015
House · Referred to committee
Referred to Rules Committee
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Bill Mitchell
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