HB 918 — Standardized Testing Choice Act.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 H 21 HOUSE BILL 918 Committee Substitute Favorable 4/30/25 Short Title:

Representatives Blackwell, Torbett, and Willis (Primary Sponsors).

For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.

Higher Education, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House April 14, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT AUTHORIZINGTO THEESTABLISH NORTHCERTAIN CAROLINAMINIMUM COLLABORATORYREQUIREMENTS TOFOR STUDY THE INCLUSIONUSE OF THE CLASSICAL LEARNING TEST AMONG STANDARDIZED TESTS CONSIDERED FOR UNDERGRADUATEADMISSIONS ADMISSION AND SCHOLARSHIPS AT THE AWARDUNIVERSITY OF SCHOLARSHIPSNORTH ATCAROLINA CONSTITUENTAND INSTITUTIONSTO OFINCLUDE THE UNIVERSITYCLT10 OFAMONG NORTHSTANDARDIZED CAROLINA.TESTS OFFERED IN HIGH SCHOOL.

SECTION8 1.(a)PART TheI. North Carolina Collaboratory shall study the viability of including Classical Learning Test scores as a part of an application for admission or award of scholarship to a constituent institution of The University of North Carolina.

InMINIMUM conductingSTANDARDIZED thisTESTING study,REQUIREMENTS theFOR CollaboratoryADMISSIONS shallAND seekSCHOLARSHIPS inputAT fromTHE TheUNIVERSITY UniversityOF ofNORTH NorthCAROLINA CarolinaSECTION1.(a) andPart2ofArticle1ofChapter116oftheGeneral Statutesis amended by adding the Jamesfollowing G.new section to read:

Martin"§ Center116-11.5. for Academic Renewal.

AsMinimum astandardized parttesting ofrequirements thefor study,admissions theand Collaboratoryscholarships. shall determine:

(1)(a) WhetheranFor applicant'sscoreontheClassicalpurposes LearningTest servesthepurpose of aidingthis constituentsection, institutionsthe infollowing determiningdefinitions (i)shall anapply: applicant's qualifications for undergraduate admission and (ii) an applicant's qualifications for award of scholarships funded in whole or in part with State funds and administered by an entity of The University of North Carolina.

(2)(1) WhetherApplicant. an applicant's performance on the Classical Learning Test is predictive of college success.

(3)– WhetherAny a score on the Classical Learning Test can be deemed concordant with a score on the SAT or ACT such that The University of North Carolina could use an applicant's score on the Classicalfollowing: Learning Test interchangeably with a score on the SAT or ACT for the purposes of setting minimum requirements for admission and awarding scholarships.

(4)a. The financial, operational, and administrative cost to The University of North Carolina and constituent institutions associated with accepting an applicant's score on the Classical Learning Test in addition to accepting an applicant's score on the SAT or ACT.

(5)An Theapplicant financial,for operational,admission and administrative cost to thea Stateconstituent ofinstitution. adding the CLT10 to the list of standardized tests offered one time and at no cost to the studentforeverystudentintheeighththroughtenthgrades whohascompleted Algebra I or who is in the last month of Algebra I pursuant to G.S.

115C-174.18.b.

SECTIONAn 1.(b)applicant Thefor Collaboratory shall make a finalscholarship. report on its study to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee no later than December 15, 2025.

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– A constituent institution of The University of North Carolina.

(4) Entity of The University of North Carolina.

– The Board of Governors, the University of North Carolina System Office, a constituent institution, or the State Education Assistance Authority.

(5) Identified test.

– Any one of the following:

a.

The SAT.

b.

The ACT.

c.

The Classic Learning Test (CLT).

(6) Scholarship.

– A scholarship funded in whole or in part with State funds and administered by an entity of The University of North Carolina.

(b) If an entity of The University of North Carolina requires or permits an applicant to submit a standardized test score on any identified test for admissions or scholarships, the entity shall permit the applicant to instead submit a test score on any other identified test.

If the entity requires a minimum score on any identified test, the entity shall permit the applicant to satisfy that requirement by submitting a concordant minimum score on any other identified test." SECTION 1.(b) This section applies beginning in the 2025-2026 academic year.

*H918-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 2 PART II.

INCLUDE CLT10 AMONG STANDARDIZED TESTS OFFERED IN HIGH SCHOOL SECTION 2.(a) Part 3 of Article 10A of Chapter 115C of the General Statutes reads as rewritten:

"Part 3.

Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test Opportunities Encouraged.College Preparation Assessments Encouraged.

"§ 115C-174.18.

Opportunity to take Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT).various college preparation assessments.

Every student in the eighth through tenth grades who has completed Algebra I or who is in the last month of Algebra I shall be given an opportunity to take a version of either the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) or (PSAT/NMSQT), the PreACT test, at the discretion of the local school administrative unit, or the CLT10 one time at no cost to the student.