System of government; American history

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 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. [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.