Alaska 32nd Legislature (2021-2022) Status: To Executive Bipartisan · 6 R · 2 D cosponsors

SB 72 — An Act relating to civics education, civics assessments, and secondary school graduation requirements; and providing for an effective date.

Last action — (H) LEG FIN MESSAGE & FN4 Transmitted to Governor 9/1/22

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 32nd Legislature (2021-2022). It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

38 added · 42 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of Bill SB 72 now focuses specifically on a standardized civics examination based on the U.S. naturalization test instead of requiring a broader civics education curriculum and assessment. This means that students must score at least 60% on a specific set of civics questions to receive their high school diploma, which emphasizes knowledge of U.S. government and history. This change matters because it streamlines the requirements for civics education, potentially making it easier for schools to ensure students are effectively prepared for citizenship while still accommodating students with disabilities.

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32-LS0478\I CS FOR SENATE BILL NO.
32-LS0478\A SENATE BILL NO.
72(EDC) IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE - SECOND SESSION BY THE SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE Referred:
72 IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE - SECOND SESSION BY SENATORS STEVENS, Begich, Hughes, Micciche, Myers, Revak, Stedman, Kawasaki, Costello, von Imhof, Hoffman, Bishop, Shower Introduced:
Community & Regional Affairs Sponsor(s):
2/5/21 Referred:
SENATORS STEVENS, Begich, Hughes, Micciche, Myers, Revak, Stedman, Kawasaki, Costello, von Imhof, Hoffman, Bishop, Shower A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED "An Act relating to civics education, civics assessments, and secondary school graduation requirements;
Education, Community & Regional Affairs A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED "An Act relating to civics education, civics examinations, and secondary school graduation requirements;
Civics curriculum and assessment requirement.
Civics examination requirement.
(a) The board shall develop and periodically review a statewide civics education curriculum and assessment that include government, citizenship, and the history of systems of government used in the United States and the state.
(a) A school may not issue a secondary school diploma to a student unless the student (1) receives a score of at least 60 percent on an examination consisting of, at a minimum, the 128 questions of the civics portion of the naturalization test used by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services of the Department of Homeland Security under 8 U.S.C.
The curriculum and assessment must include systems of government used by Alaska Natives.
1446(b);
Districts may use the curriculum to educate students in civics.
or (2) is a student with a disability and receives a waiver from the governing body.
(b) A school may not issue a secondary school diploma to a student unless the student (1) has taken the civics assessment developed under (a) of this section;
(b) If a student meets the examination requirement in (a)(1) of this section, a school shall document on the student's transcript that the student has received a SB0072A -1- SB 72 New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 32-LS0478\A passing score on the examination.
or SB0072B -1- CSSB 72(EDC) New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 32-LS0478\I (2) is a student with a disability and receives a waiver from the governing body.
(c) If a student has taken the assessment developed under (a) of this section, a school shall document on the student's transcript that the student has taken the assessment.
(4) a description of the civics education curriculum in the state public school system, civics courses offered in each district, and student performance by district on the assessment required by AS 14.03.076.
(4) a description of the civics education curriculum in the state public school system and the passage rate of the examination required by AS 14.03.076.
CSSB 72(EDC) -2- SB0072B New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED]
SB 72 -2- SB0072A New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED]
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Action History

  1. (H) LEG FIN MESSAGE & FN4 Transmitted to Governor 9/1/22

  2. (H) FN4: (CC:HB281/EED)

  3. (H) FN(S) ATTACHED TO APPROP. BILL HB 281

  4. (H) LEG FINANCE APPROPRIATION MESSAGE 8/10/22

  5. (H) Minutes (HFIN)

  6. (H) Heard & Held -- Recessed to 10 Minutes After Adjournment --

  7. (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519

  8. (H) Minutes (HFIN)

  9. (H) Heard & Held -- Recessed to a Call of the Chair --

  10. (H) FINANCE at 09:00 AM ADAMS 519

  11. (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): JOHNSON

  12. (H) REFERRED TO FINANCE

  13. (H) FN3: (EED)

  14. (H) NR: HOPKINS, PRAX, GILLHAM, CRONK

  15. (H) DP: STORY, DRUMMOND

  16. (H) TITLE CHANGE: HCR 14

  17. (H) EDC RPT HCS(EDC) NEW TITLE 2DP 4NR

  18. (H) Moved HCS CSSB 72(EDC) Out of Committee

  19. (H) EDUCATION at 08:00 AM DAVIS 106

  20. (H) Minutes (HEDC)

  21. (H) Heard & Held

  22. (H) EDUCATION at 08:00 AM DAVIS 106

  23. (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): SPOHNHOLZ

  24. (H) EDC, FIN

  25. (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

  26. (S) VERSION: CSSB 72(FIN)

  27. (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H)

  28. (S) COSPONSOR(S): HOFFMAN, BISHOP, SHOWER

  29. (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE

  30. (S) PASSED Y19 N1

  31. (S) READ THE THIRD TIME CSSB 72(FIN)

  32. (S) COSPONSOR(S): MYERS, REVAK, STEDMAN, KAWASAKI, COSTELLO, VON IMHOF

  33. (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 2/16 CALENDAR

  34. (S) FIN CS ADOPTED UC

  35. (S) READ THE SECOND TIME

  36. (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 2/15/2022

  37. (S) FN2: (EED)

  38. (S) NR: OLSON

  39. (S) DP: STEDMAN, BISHOP, HOFFMAN, WIELECHOWSKI

  40. (S) FIN RPT CS 4DP 1NR NEW TITLE

  41. (S) Minutes (SFIN)

  42. (S) Moved CSSB 72(FIN) Out of Committee

  43. (S) FINANCE at 01:00 PM SENATE FINANCE 532

  44. (S) Minutes (SFIN)

  45. (S) FINANCE at 01:00 PM SENATE FINANCE 532

  46. (S) FIN REFERRAL ADDED AFTER CRA

  47. (S) FN1: (EED)

  48. (S) NR: MYERS, WILSON

  49. (S) DP: HUGHES, GRAY-JACKSON

  50. (S) CRA RPT CS 2DP 2NR NEW TITLE

  51. (S) Minutes (SCRA)

  52. (S) Moved CSSB 72(CRA) Out of Committee

  53. (S) COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)

  54. (S) Minutes (SCRA)

  55. (S) Heard & Held

  56. (S) COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)

  57. (S) Minutes (SCRA)

  58. (S) Heard & Held

  59. (S) COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)

  60. (S) Minutes (SEDC)

  61. (S) Moved CSSB 72(EDC) Out of Committee

  62. (S) EDUCATION at 09:00 AM BUTROVICH 205

  63. (S) COSPONSOR(S): HUGHES, MICCICHE

  64. (S) FN1: (EED)

  65. (S) DP: HOLLAND, HUGHES, STEVENS, MICCICHE, BEGICH

  66. (S) EDC RPT CS 5DP NEW TITLE

  67. (S) Minutes (SEDC)

  68. (S) Scheduled but Not Heard

  69. (S) EDUCATION at 09:00 AM BUTROVICH 205

  70. (S) Minutes (SEDC)

  71. (S) Heard & Held

  72. (S) EDUCATION at 09:00 AM BUTROVICH 205

  73. (S) Minutes (SEDC)

  74. (S) Heard & Held

  75. (S) EDUCATION at 09:00 AM BUTROVICH 205

  76. (S) COSPONSOR(S): BEGICH

  77. (S) EDC, CRA

  78. (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 72?
SB 72 is sponsored by Begich, Micciche, Robert Myers (R), Revak, Bert Stedman (R), Scott Kawasaki (D), Mia Costello (R), von Imhof, Lyman Hoffman (D), Bishop, Gary Stevens (R), Mike Shower (R), and Shelley Hughes (R).
What is the current status of SB 72?
This bill died with 32nd Legislature (2021-2022). It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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