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Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
‘An Act To Include Civics in the Social Studies and History Courses Required for a High School Diploma’
Amend the bill in section 1 by striking out all of paragraph B (page 1, lines 4 and 5 in L.D.) and inserting the following:
 
‘B. Social studies and history, including American history and, government and civics--2 years;’
 
SUMMARY
The bill requires a secondary school student to satisfactorily complete at least one course in civics and government to receive a high school diploma. This amendment specifies that civics must be taught as part of the required course of study under social studies and history.