House committee substitute to the 1st edition removes the content of the previous edition and replaces it with the following study.
Requires the North Carolina Collaboratory to study the viability of including Classical Learning Test scores as a part of an admission application or scholarship award to a UNC constituent institution. Requires getting input from UNC and the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal. Sets out five issues the study must address, including: (1) whether an applicant’s cope on the Classical Learning Test serves the purpose of aiding constituent institutions in determining (a) an applicant’s qualifications for undergraduate admission and (b) an applicant's qualifications for award of scholarships funded with State funds and administered by an entity of UNC; (2) whether an applicant’s performance on the Classical Learning Test is predictive of college success; and (3) whether a score on the Classical Learning Test can be deemed concordant with an SAT or ACT score such that UNC can use the applicant’s Test core interchangeably with a SAT/ACT score when setting minimum admission and scholarship requirements. Requires a final report to the specified NCGA committee by December 15, 2025. Changes the act's long title.
STANDARDIZED TESTING CHOICE ACT.
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AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE NORTH CAROLINA COLLABORATORY TO STUDY THE INCLUSION OF THE CLASSICAL LEARNING TEST AMONG STANDARDIZED TESTS CONSIDERED FOR UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSION AND THE AWARD OF SCHOLARSHIPS AT CONSTITUENT INSTITUTIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA.Intro. by Blackwell, Torbett, Willis.
Bill History:
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Thu, 10 Apr 2025 House: Filed
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Mon, 14 Apr 2025 House: Passed 1st Reading
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Wed, 30 Apr 2025 House: Reptd Fav Com Substitute
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Wed, 30 Apr 2025 House: Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
Bill Summaries:
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Bill H 918 (2025-2026)Summary date: Apr 30 2025 - View Summary
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Bill H 918 (2025-2026)Summary date: Apr 10 2025 - View Summary
Part I
Enacts GS 116-11.5, setting minimum standardized testing requirements for admission and scholarships at the University of North Carolina constituent institutions. Specifies that if an institution requires or permits an applicant to submit a standardized test score from any of the SAT, the ACT, or a test known as the Classic Learning Test (CLT), then it must permit an applicant to submit a score from the other two tests. Requires that if the institution sets a minimum score for one of the tests, it must accept a concordant minimum score on any of the other two tests. Applicable beginning with the 2025-2026 academic year.
Part II
Amends GS 115C-174.18 to require that students in eighth through tenth grades who are eligible must be given an opportunity to take the CLT10 test, in addition to the existing requirement for the PSAT/NMSQT or the PreACT test. Makes corresponding changes to the title of the part and the statute. Applicable beginning with the 2025-2026 academic year.
Previous title was AN ACT TO ESTABLISH CERTAIN MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR THE USE OF STANDARDIZED TESTS FOR ADMISSIONS AND SCHOLARSHIPS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AND TO INCLUDE THE CLT10 AMONG STANDARDIZED TESTS OFFERED IN HIGH SCHOOL.