Students - As enacted, requires a student, during the student's high school career, to take a United States civics test. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2 and Title 49, Chapter 6.
HB0010 has been assigned Public Chapter Number 499 by the Secretary of State.
  • Bill History
  • Amendments
  • Video
  • Summary
  • Fiscal Note
  • Votes
  • Actions For HB0010Date
    Effective date(s) 01/01/201706/02/2015
    Pub. Ch. 49906/02/2015
    Signed by Governor.05/20/2015
    Transmitted to Governor for his action.05/08/2015
    Signed by Senate Speaker05/07/2015
    Signed by H. Speaker05/06/2015
    Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.04/23/2015
    Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 004/21/2015
    Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.04/21/2015
    Received from House, Passed on First Consideration04/21/2015
    Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.04/21/2015
    Sponsor(s) Added.04/20/2015
    Passed H., as am., Ayes 85, Nays 8, PNV 104/20/2015
    H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0336)04/20/2015
    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/201504/17/2015
    Sponsor(s) Added.04/16/2015
    Reset on cal. for 4/20/1504/15/2015
    Sponsor(s) Added.04/14/2015
    Sponsor(s) Added.04/13/2015
    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/201504/09/2015
    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/201504/08/2015
    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee04/07/2015
    Sponsor(s) Added.04/06/2015
    Placed on cal. Education Instruction & Programs for 4/7/201504/01/2015
    Action def. in Education Instruction & Programs to 4/7/201503/31/2015
    Placed on cal. Education Instruction & Programs for 3/31/201503/25/2015
    Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Instruction & Programs03/25/2015
    Placed on s/c cal Education Instruction & Programs Subcommittee for 3/25/201503/18/2015
    Action Def. in s/c Education Instruction & Programs Subcommittee to 3/25/201503/11/2015
    Placed on s/c cal Education Instruction & Programs Subcommittee for 3/11/201503/04/2015
    Sponsor(s) Added.02/11/2015
    Assigned to s/c Education Instruction & Programs Subcommittee01/17/2015
    Ref. to Education Instruction & Programs01/17/2015
    P2C, held on desk - pending appointment of standing committees01/14/2015
    Intro., P1C.01/13/2015
    Sponsor(s) Added.01/12/2015
    Filed for intro.12/29/2014
    Actions For SB0010Date
    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 49906/02/2015
    Sponsor(s) Added.04/21/2015
    Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0286)04/21/2015
    Companion House Bill substituted04/21/2015
    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/21/201504/17/2015
    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 004/01/2015
    Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 4/1/201503/25/2015
    Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 4/1/201503/25/2015
    Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/25/201503/19/2015
    Refer to Senate Education Committee01/17/2015
    Passed on Second Consideration, held on desk pending committee appointments01/14/2015
    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration01/13/2015
    Filed for introduction01/02/2015
  • AmendmentsFiscal Memos
    HA0336Amendment 1-0 to HB0010Fiscal Memo for HA0336 (5490)  
    AmendmentsFiscal Memos
    SA0286Amendment 1-1 to SB0010Fiscal Memo for SA0286 (5490)  

    NOTE: Each fiscal memorandum applies only to the amendment(s) identified in the memorandum. The fiscal memorandum must be matched to any amendments that have been adopted.

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  • Fiscal Summary

    NOT SIGNIFICANT


    Bill Summary

    This bill requires each student graduating from a public high school with a regular diploma after January 1, 2016, to pass a civics test composed of the 100 questions from the civics portion of the United States citizenship test administered by the United States citizenship and immigration services. The department of education will prepare the test and distribute it to all LEAs.

    In order to pass the test, a student must answer at least 60 percent of the questions correctly. Schools must provide each student with the opportunity to take the test as many times as necessary for the student to pass the test. No student may receive a regular high school diploma unless the student has passed the test.

    This bill will take effect January 1, 2016.

    ON APRIL 20, 2015, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 10, AS AMENDED.

    AMENDMENT #1 rewrites the bill. Beginning January 1, 2017, this amendment requires a student, during the student's high school career, to take a United States civics test prepared by the LEA and consisting of between 25 and 50 questions, instead of the 100 questions the bill required, taken from the civics test administered by the United States citizenship and immigration services. In contrast to the bill, this amendment does not make passage of the test a requirement for graduation.

    A student may take the test as many times as necessary to pass the test. A student who has an individualized education program under which the civics test is determined to be an inappropriate requirement for the student does not have to take the test. In order to pass the test, a student must answer 70 percent of the questions correctly, instead of 60 percent in the bill.

    If all students in a senior class required to take the test and receiving a regular diploma pass the test, the school will be recognized on the department of education's web site as a "United States civics all-star school" for that school year.

  • FiscalNote for HB0010/SB0010 filed under HB0010

  • House Floor and Committee Votes

    HB0010 by McCormick - FLOOR VOTE: AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2015
    Passed
              Ayes...............................................85
              Noes................................................8
              Present and not voting...................1

              Representatives voting aye were: Akbari, Alexander, Beck, Brooks H, Brooks K, Butt, Byrd, Calfee, Camper, Carter, Casada, Coley, Daniel, DeBerry, Doss, Dunlap, Dunn, Durham, Eldridge, Faison, Farmer, Favors, Fitzhugh, Forgety, Goins, Gravitt, Halford, Hardaway, Harrison, Hawk, Haynes, Hazlewood, Hill M, Hill T, Holsclaw, Holt, Howell, Jernigan, Johnson, Keisling, Kumar, Lamberth, Littleton, Lollar, Lundberg, Lynn, Marsh, Matheny, Matlock, McCormick, McDaniel, McManus, Miller, Mitchell, Moody, Parkinson, Pody, Powers, Ragan, Ramsey, Reedy, Rogers, Sanderson, Sargent, Sexton C, Sexton J, Shaw, Shepard, Smith, Sparks, Spivey, Swann, Terry, Todd, Towns, Travis, Turner, VanHuss, Weaver, White D, White M, Williams, Windle, Wirgau, Madame Speaker Harwell -- 85.
              Representatives voting no were: Armstrong, Clemmons, Gilmore, Hulsey, Jones, Pitts, Powell, Stewart -- 8.
              Representatives present and not voting were: Cooper -- 1.

    HB0010 by McCormick - FLOOR VOTE: PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2015
    Passed
              Ayes...............................................74
              Noes...............................................19
              Present and not voting...................1

              Representatives voting aye were: Alexander, Beck, Brooks H, Brooks K, Butt, Byrd, Calfee, Carter, Casada, Coley, Daniel, Doss, Dunn, Durham, Eldridge, Faison, Farmer, Forgety, Goins, Gravitt, Halford, Harrison, Hawk, Haynes, Hazlewood, Hill T, Holsclaw, Holt, Howell, Jernigan, Johnson, Keisling, Kumar, Lamberth, Littleton, Lollar, Lundberg, Lynn, Marsh, Matheny, Matlock, McCormick, McDaniel, McManus, Miller, Mitchell, Moody, Pody, Powers, Ragan, Ramsey, Reedy, Rogers, Sanderson, Sargent, Sexton C, Sexton J, Smith, Sparks, Spivey, Swann, Terry, Todd, Towns, Travis, VanHuss, Weaver, White D, White M, Wilburn, Williams, Windle, Wirgau, Madame Speaker Harwell -- 74.
              Representatives voting no were: Akbari, Armstrong, Camper, Clemmons, DeBerry, Dunlap, Favors, Fitzhugh, Gilmore, Hardaway, Hulsey, Jones, Parkinson, Pitts, Powell, Shaw, Shepard, Stewart, Turner -- 19.
              Representatives present and not voting were: Cooper -- 1.

    HB0010 by McCormick - HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE:
    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2015 4/9/2015
    Failed
              Ayes................................................0
              Noes................................................0


              HB0010 by McCormick - HEALTH 2:
    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/7/2015
              Voice Vote - Ayes Prevail Rep(s). Pitts requested to be recorded as voting No

              HB0010 by McCormick - HOUSE EDUCATION INSTRUCTION & PROGRAMS SUBCOMMITTEE:
    Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Instruction & Programs 3/25/2015
              Voice Vote - Ayes Prevail Rep(s). Pitts requested to be recorded as voting No

    Senate Floor and Committee Votes

    Senate moved to substitute and conform to HB0010

    HB0010 by McCormick - FLOOR VOTE: THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2015
    Passed
              Ayes...............................................31
              Noes................................................0

              Senators voting aye were: Bailey, Beavers, Bowling, Briggs, Crowe, Dickerson, Gardenhire, Green, Gresham, Haile, Harris, Hensley, Jackson, Johnson, Kelsey, Ketron, Kyle, Massey, McNally, Niceley, Norris, Overbey, Roberts, Southerland, Stevens, Tate, Tracy, Watson, Yager, Yarbro, Mr. Speaker Ramsey -- 31.

    SB0010 by Norris - SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE:
    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/1/2015
    Passed
              Ayes................................................9
              Noes................................................0

              Senators voting aye were: Crowe, Dickerson, Gardenhire, Gresham, Haile, Hensley, Kelsey, Tate, Tracy -- 9.