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Committee advances measure to replace naturalization-based civics test with state-developed assessment for graduation
Summary
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.'
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.
Wisniewski said the measure implements recommendations from a prior Senate concurrent resolution to emphasize Western civilization and the historical foundations of American government. Greg Wilson, chief of staff at the Department of Education, told the committee…
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