HB-4136, As Passed House, May 31, 2016
February 3, 2015, Introduced by Reps. Lucido, Barrett, Theis, Glenn, Hooker, Webber, Forlini, Geiss, Runestad, Poleski, Tedder and Chatfield and referred to the Committee on Education.
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled
"The revised school code,"
by amending section 1166 (MCL 380.1166).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1166. (1) In all public and nonpublic schools in this
state regular courses of instruction shall be given in the
constitution of the United States, in the constitution of Michigan,
and in the history and present form of government of the United
States, Michigan, and its political subdivisions. Instruction shall
begin not later than the opening of the eighth grade, or its
equivalent, except in schools maintaining a junior high school, in
which case it may begin in the ninth grade.
(2)
A high school in this state which offers 12 grades shall
require a 1-semester course of study of 5 periods per week in
civics. which
The course shall include the form and functions of
the federal, state, and local governments and shall stress the
rights and responsibilities of citizens. A diploma shall not be
issued by a high school to a pupil who has not successfully
completed this course, including meeting the requirements of
subsection
(3). This course requirement
shall not be applicable as
is not a graduation requirement for a high school pupil who has
enlisted or been inducted into military service.
(3) Beginning in the 2016-2017 school year, a pupil shall not
be awarded credit for successfully completing the course under
subsection (2) unless the pupil earns a passing score on a test
that consists solely of questions that are identical to some or all
of the questions on the civics portion of the naturalization test
used by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. If
a pupil meets this requirement, the pupil's high school shall
document on the pupil's transcript that the pupil has passed a test
that consists solely of questions that are identical to some or all
of the questions on the civics portion of the naturalization test
used by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services as
required by this section. The governing board that operates the
high school may determine the method and manner in which to
administer the test and how many of the questions, and which
questions, from the civics portion of the naturalization test used
by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services are
included on the test. The governing board shall allow a pupil who
does not earn a passing score on that test to retake the test until
the pupil earns a passing score. As used in this subsection,
"passing score" means correctly answering at least 60% of the
questions included on the test.