158.141 Passing grade on civics test required for high school graduation

(1) Beginning on July 1, 2018, to graduate from a Kentucky public high school with a regular diploma, a student shall pass a civics test composed of one hundred (100) questions drawn from those that are set forth within the civics test administered by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to persons seeking to become naturalized citizens

(2) A local board of education shall prepare or approve a test composed of the questions described in subsection (1) of this section and shall disseminate the test to all public high schools of the district. The test shall be administered by the public high schools in each district

(3) A public high school shall provide each student with the opportunity to take the test as many times as necessary for the student to pass the test. A student shall not receive a regular high school diploma until the student passes the test

(4) A student passes the test if at least sixty percent (60) answered correctly

of the questions are (5) A student who has passed a similar test within the previous five (5) years shall (6) Provisions of not be required to take the test under this section

be subject this section shall to the requirements and accommodations of a student's individualized education program as defined in KRS 158.281 or a Section 504 Plan as defined in KRS 156.027

Effective:June 29, 2017 History: Created 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 109, sec. 1, effective June 29, 2017