Senate
File
2341
S-5070
Amend
Senate
File
2341
as
follows:
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1.
Page
1,
by
striking
lines
11
through
13
and
inserting
2
<
The
diploma
shall
be
issued
on
the
basis
of
demonstrated
>
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2.
Page
1,
line
16,
after
<
studies
>
by
inserting
<
Each
4
individual
shall
be
issued
a
civics
assessment
in
the
manner
5
specified
in
section
280.9A,
subsection
02,
and
each
student
6
who
successfully
passes
the
civics
examination
shall
be
issued
7
a
civics
certificate
with
the
high
school
equivalency
diploma
8
issued
under
this
chapter.
>
9
3.
By
striking
page
1,
line
17,
through
page
2,
line
17,
and
10
inserting:
11
<
Sec.
___.
Section
280.9A,
Code
2018,
is
amended
by
adding
12
the
following
new
subsection:
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NEW
SUBSECTION
.
02.
The
board
of
directors
of
each
local
14
public
school
district
and
the
authorities
in
charge
of
each
15
nonpublic
school
shall
administer
a
multiple-choice
civics
16
examination
that
consists
of
all
of
the
questions
used
in
the
17
latest
available
civics
examination
administered
by
the
United
18
States
citizenship
and
immigration
services.
The
proctored
19
examination
shall
be
completed
without
ancillary
materials
and
20
only
students
who
demonstrate
proficiency
with
a
score
of
sixty
21
percent
or
higher
shall
be
considered
to
have
successfully
22
passed
the
examination.
Alternative
assessment
measures
23
approved
by
the
department
of
education
pursuant
to
section
24
256.9,
subsection
60,
may
be
administered
to
children
requiring
25
special
education
as
defined
in
section
256B.2,
subsection
26
1,
and
to
students
identified
as
limited
English
proficient
27
pursuant
to
section
280.4.
Each
student
shall
be
provided
with
28
an
opportunity
to
take
the
civics
examination
at
least
one
29
time
per
school
calendar
year.
A
student
may
take
the
test
30
at
any
time
after
enrolling
in
grade
seven
and
may
repeat
the
31
test
as
often
as
necessary
to
demonstrate
proficiency.
If
a
32
student
in
grade
seven
or
eight
passes
the
civics
examination,
33
the
student
has
met
the
graduation
requirement
applicable
to
34
this
subsection
02.
A
fee
shall
not
be
imposed
or
collected
in
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connection
with
this
subsection
02.
Each
school
district
or
1
nonpublic
school
shall
issue
to
each
student
who
successfully
2
passes
the
civics
examination
a
civics
certificate
with
the
3
student’s
high
school
diploma.
>
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4.
Title
page,
by
striking
lines
2
through
3
and
inserting
5
<
to
high
school
students
and
individuals
seeking
to
obtain
a
6
high
school
equivalency
diploma,
and
>
7
5.
By
renumbering
as
necessary.
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M.
HOGG
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