2013 House Bill 4712

Revise high school graduation language requirement

Introduced in the House

May 9, 2013

Introduced by Rep. Jeff Irwin (D-53)

To revise the foreign language requirement in the high school graduation requirements adopted in a 2006 law. The bill would increase this from two to four credits, but allow two of these to be granted for a “combination of other learning experiences and credits” that the state Department of Education deems to be “substantially equivalent”.

Referred to the Committee on Education