PRINTER'S NO. 857
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
723
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY RAFFERTY, DINNIMAN, LANGERHOLC, MARTIN, FOLMER,
AUMENT, SCARNATI, FONTANA, ARGALL, HUTCHINSON, WAGNER,
McGARRIGLE, REGAN, ALLOWAY, McILHINNEY, SABATINA, SCAVELLO,
WHITE, BLAKE, VULAKOVICH, BARTOLOTTA, EICHELBERGER AND
RESCHENTHALER, MAY 19, 2017
REFERRED TO EDUCATION, MAY 19, 2017
AN ACT
Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An
act relating to the public school system, including certain
provisions applicable as well to private and parochial
schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the
laws relating thereto," in high schools, providing for civics
test graduation requirement.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known
as the Public School Code of 1949, is amended by adding a
section to read:
Section 1613.1. Civics Test Graduation Requirement.--(a)
Notwithstanding 22 Pa. Code ยง 4.24 (relating to high school
graduation requirements), beginning in the 2020-2021 school year
and in each school year thereafter, each school entity shall
require a student, as a condition of high school graduation, to
correctly answer at least sixty percent (60%) of the questions
on a test that is identical to the one hundred (100) question
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