The proposed bill amends Arizona Revised Statutes by changing high school graduation requirements. The current law mandates that the state board prescribes competency requirements in areas such as reading, writing, mathematics, science, and social studies, which includes personal finance, American civics, and a comparative discussion of political ideologies. Additionally, the law allows for a rigorous computer science course to fulfill a mathematics requirement and requires students to pass a test identical to the civics portion of the naturalization test used by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

The new bill language introduces a requirement for high school students to complete and submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) before they can graduate, unless they are exempt due to parental objection, lack of necessary records, or a school counselor's waiver. The bill also updates the subsection references accordingly and maintains the protection of students' personally identifiable information from being included in data reported to the Department of Education.

Statutes affected:
Introduced Version: 15-701.01