Committee advances measure to replace naturalization-based civics test with state-developed assessment for graduation
House Bill 397 would require a State Department–developed civics assessment aligned to Idaho standards and make it a graduation requirement; the committee advanced the bill to the floor after debate over timing, accommodations and whether the statute should require 'passage' rather than mere 'completion.'
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Representative Greg Wisniewski presented House Bill 397 on March 13. The bill would update Idaho's civics graduation requirement by replacing the current naturalization-style test with a civics assessment developed by the Idaho State Department of Education and approved by the State Board of Education.
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