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Subcommittee debates requiring USCIS civics test for public college graduation
Summary
The House education subcommittee debated HB112, which would require students at state universities and community colleges to pass the USCIS civics (naturalization) test before receiving degrees.
The subcommittee reviewed HB112, a measure that would require students in the University System and Community College System to pass the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) civics naturalization test as a condition of graduation. The test is already used in the state’s high‑school program; supporters said extending it to postsecondary programs would reinforce civic knowledge.
The prime sponsor framed the bill as an effort to assure graduates possess a baseline of civic understanding. “Civic actions matter and also knowledge matters,” the sponsor said, adding that other states and some universities already use similar…
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