REPUBLICAN SEN, JARED CARPENTER PROPOSES A BILL THAT WOULD REQUIRE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO TAKE THE SAME TEST THAT SOMEONE WOULD TAKE IF THEY WANTED TO COME INTO THE UNITED STATES AND BE A CITIZEN IN ORDER TO GRADUATE AND RECEIVE A DIPLOMA. IF APPROVED, THE STUDENTS WOULD HAVE TO GET AT MINIMUM 60 OF 100 QUESTIONS TO PASS. IF THEY FAILED, THEY COULD STILL TAKE THE TEST AS MUCH AS NEEDED TO PASS. IF THE BILL MAKES IT THROUGH, STUDENTS WOULD BEGIN TAKING IT ON JANUARY THE FIRST, 2017. THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION WOULD BE THE ONES MAKING THEM, ARRANGEMENTSWOULD BE MADE FOR THE  VISION AND HEARING IMPAIRED.