KY SB159 | 2017 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Passed on March 27 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-03-27 - signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 109)
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #3) [PDF]
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Passed on March 27 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-03-27 - signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 109)
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #3) [PDF]
Summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require all public high school students to pass a civics test in order to receive a regular diploma; direct the Kentucky Department of Education to prepare or approve the test with 100 questions drawn from the test administered by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to persons seeking to become naturalized citizens, and to disseminate the test to all public school districts; allow students the opportunity to retake the test as often as needed in order to pass; set the passing score at 60% of the total questions answered correctly; make these requirements subject to the accomodations for special needs students with individualized education programs as defined in KRS 158.281 or Section 504 Plans as defined in KRS 156.027.
Title
AN ACT relating to civics education in public schools.
Sponsors
Sen. Jared Carpenter [R] | Sen. George Wise [R] | Sen. Ralph Alvarado [R] | Sen. C.B. Embry [R] |
Sen. Morgan McGarvey [D] | Sen. Damon Thayer [R] | Sen. Mike Wilson [R] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2017-03-27 | Senate | signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 109) |
2017-03-15 | Senate | delivered to Governor |
2017-03-15 | Senate | enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House |
2017-03-15 | Senate | enrolled, signed by President of the Senate |
2017-03-15 | Senate | Bill passed 36-2 |
2017-03-15 | Senate | Senate concurred in House floor amendment (1) |
2017-03-15 | Senate | posted for passage for concurrence in House floor amendment (1) for Wednesday, March 15, 2017 |
2017-03-15 | Senate | to Rules (S) |
2017-03-14 | Senate | received in Senate |
2017-03-14 | House | 3rd reading, passed 79-15 with floor amendment (1) |
2017-03-07 | House | floor amendment (1) filed |
2017-03-06 | House | posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 7, 2017 |
2017-03-06 | House | 2nd reading, to Rules |
2017-03-03 | House | reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar |
2017-03-01 | House | posted in committee |
2017-02-27 | House | to Education (H) |
2017-02-23 | House | received in House |
2017-02-23 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed 37-1 |
2017-02-22 | Senate | posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 23, 2017 |
2017-02-17 | Senate | 2nd reading, to Rules |
2017-02-16 | Senate | reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar |
2017-02-13 | Senate | to Education (S) |
2017-02-10 | Senate | introduced in Senate |