00                      CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 29(FIN)                                                                    
01 "An Act relating to civics education, civics assessments, and secondary school                                          
02 graduation requirements; and providing for an effective date."                                                          
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1. AS 14.03 is amended by adding a new section to read:                                                  
05 Sec. 14.03.076. Civics curriculum and assessment requirement. (a) The                                                 
06 board shall develop and periodically review a statewide civics education curriculum                                     
07 and assessment that are based on the civics portion of the naturalization examination                                   
08 used by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services of the Department of                                     
09 Homeland Security and primary source documents. The curriculum and assessment                                           
10       must also include systems of government used by Alaska Natives. A district may use                                
11       the curriculum to educate students in civics.                                                                     
12            (b)  A school may not issue a secondary school diploma to a student unless the                               
13       student                                                                                                           
14                 (1)  has completed one semester of a civics education course taught                                     

01       using the curriculum developed under (a) of this section;                                                         
02                 (2)  has achieved a passing score on the civics assessment developed                                    
03       under (a) of this section; or                                                                                     
04                 (3)  is a student with a disability and receives a waiver from the                                      
05       governing body.                                                                                                   
06 (c)  If a student has achieved a passing score on the civics assessment                                                 
07 developed under (a) of this section, the school shall document on the student's                                         
08 transcript that the student achieved a passing score. A student may retake the                                          
09       assessment as needed to achieve a passing score.                                                                  
10            (d)  In this section, "passing score" means a student correctly answers 70                                   
11       percent or more of the questions.                                                                                 
12    * Sec. 2. This Act takes effect July 1, 2024.