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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 183 3
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By: Senator J. Dotson 5
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8
AN ACT CONCERNING STANDARDIZED ASSESSMENTS FOR 9
COLLEGE ADMISSION PURPOSES; TO REQUIRE EACH PUBLIC 10
SCHOOL TO OFFER STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE THE 11
CLASSIC LEARNING TEST; TO REQUIRE EACH STATE -12
SUPPORTED INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION TO ACCEPT 13
AN APPLICANT'S SCORE ON THE CLASSIC LEARNING TEST FOR 14
PURPOSES OF ADMISSION; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 15
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Subtitle 18
CONCERNING STANDARDIZED ASSESSMENTS FOR 19
COLLEGE ADMISSION PURPOSES. 20
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 22
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SECTION 1. Arkansas Code Title 6, Chapter 18, Subchapter 1, is amended 24
to add an additional section to read as follows: 25
6-18-116. Standardized Testing Choice Act — Creation — Requirements — 26
Definition. 27
(a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Standardized 28
Testing Choice Act". 29
(b) As used in this section, "CLT" means the Classic Learning Test 30
administered by Classic Learning Initiatives, LLC. 31
(c) Each public school district and open -enrollment public charter 32
shall provide each student the opportunity to take the following assessments: 33
(1) In grades nine (9) and ten (10), the PreACT exam, the CLT10, 34
or the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test; and 35
(2) In grades eleven (11) and twelve (12), the CLT as an 36 SB183
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alternative or in addition to the ACT test provided under the Universal ACT 1
Assessment Program Act, § 6 -18-1601 et seq. 2
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SECTION 2. Arkansas Code Title 6, Chapter 80, Subchapter 1, is amended 4
to add an additional section to read as follows: 5
6-80-110. Acceptable assessments for purposes of admission — 6
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(a) As used in this section, "CLT" means the Classic Learning Test 8
administered by Classic Learning Initiatives, LLC. 9
(b) A state-supported institution of higher education shall accept an 10
applicant's score on any of the following for purposes of admission: 11
(1) The ACT test; 12
(2) The SAT; or 13
(3) The CLT. 14
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