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Panel backs civics-test graduation requirement for colleges amid objections on cost and scope
Summary
The Finance Committee recommended HB 112 (requiring a civics test or equivalent for university and community college students) by a close vote after members debated administrative costs, constitutional concerns and whether higher-ed should have mandated graduation requirements.
The Finance Committee recommended HB 112, a bill to require students in the state university and community college systems to pass a civics test or demonstrate equivalent coursework before graduation.
Representative McGuire, sponsor and committee mover, said the requirement only applies to students who did not graduate from New Hampshire public high schools (those…
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