PRINTER'S NO. 222
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
259
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY WEBSTER, HILL-EVANS, KINKEAD, SANCHEZ, PROBST,
MERSKI, SAPPEY, BURGOS, MADDEN, HANBIDGE, FREEMAN, PARKER AND
CERRATO, MARCH 10, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, MARCH 10, 2023
AN ACT
Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An
act relating to the public school system, including certain
provisions applicable as well to private and parochial
schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the
laws relating thereto," in high schools, further providing
for assessment of civic knowledge.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1605.1(c) of the act of March 10, 1949
(P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, is
amended and the section is amended by adding a subsection to
read:
Section 1605.1. Assessment of Civic Knowledge.--* * *
(a.1) Beginning in the 2026-2027 school year and each school
year thereafter, in order to graduate from high school or obtain
a general equivalency diploma, a student shall correctly answer
at least sixty per centum (60%) of the questions on the
assessment under subsection (a)(1).
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(c) A student with an individualized education program shall
not be required to take the assessment administered under
subsection (a)(1) or meet the graduation requirement under
subsection (a.1) if the provisions of the student's
individualized education program indicate otherwise.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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