Indiana § 20-30-5-4 - System of government; American history; competency based requirements
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§ 20-30-5-4. System of government; American history; competency based requirements
Sec. 4. (a) Each public school and nonpublic school shall provide within the two (2) weeks preceding a general election for all students in grades 6 through 12 five (5) full recitation periods of class discussion concerning:
(1) the system of government in Indiana and in the United States;
(2) methods of voting;
(3) party structures;
(4) election laws; and
(5) the responsibilities of citizen participation in government and in elections.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (d) and IC 20-32-4-13, a student may not receive an Indiana diploma unless the student has completed a two (2) semester course in American history.
(c) If a public school superintendent violates this section, the secretary of education shall receive and record reports of the violations. The general assembly may examine these reports.
(d) If the state board establishes competency based requirements as part of a diploma established under IC 20-19-2-21 that cover the content in the American history course required under subsection (b), a student may satisfy the requirement under subsection (b) by obtaining the diploma.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-4-3.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.251-2017, SEC.10; P.L.192-2018, SEC.17; P.L.43-2021, SEC.97; P.L.150-2024, SEC.30.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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