GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
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HOUSE BILL 918
Short Title: Standardized Testing Choice Act. (Public)
Sponsors: Representatives Blackwell, Torbett, and Willis (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Referred to: Higher Education, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
April 14, 2025
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH CERTAIN MINIMUM REQU IREMENTS FOR THE USE OF 2
STANDARDIZED TESTS F OR ADMISSIONS AND SC HOLARSHIPS AT THE 3
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AND TO INCL UDE THE CLT10 AMONG 4
STANDARDIZED TESTS OFFERED IN HIGH SCHOOL. 5
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 6
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PART I. MINIMUM STAN DARDIZED TESTING REQ UIREMENTS FOR 8
ADMISSIONS AND SCHOL ARSHIPS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROL INA 9
SECTION 1.(a) Part 2 of Article 1 of Chapter 116 of the General Statutes is amended 10
by adding the following new section to read: 11
"§ 116-11.5. Minimum standardized testing requirements for admissions and scholarships. 12
(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: 13
(1) Applicant. – Any of the following: 14
a. An applicant for admission to a constituent institution. 15
b. An applicant for a scholarship. 16
(2) Board of Governors. – The Board of Governors of The University of North 17
Carolina. 18
(3) Constituent institution. – A constituent institution of The University of North 19
Carolina. 20
(4) Entity of The University of North Carolina. – The Board of Governors, the 21
University of North Carolina System Office, a constituent institution, or the 22
State Education Assistance Authority. 23
(5) Identified test. – Any one of the following: 24
a. The SAT. 25
b. The ACT. 26
c. The Classic Learning Test (CLT). 27
(6) Scholarship. – A scholarship funded in whole or in part with State funds and 28
administered by an entity of The University of North Carolina. 29
(b) If an entity of The University of North Carolina requires or permits an applicant to 30
submit a standardized test score on any identified test for admissions or scholarships, the entity 31
shall permit the applicant to instead submit a test score on any other identified test. If the entity 32
requires a minimum score on any identified test, the entity shall permit the applicant to satisfy 33
that requirement by submitting a concordant minimum score on any other identified test." 34
SECTION 1.(b) This section applies beginning in the 2025-2026 academic year. 35 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
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PART II. INCLUDE CLT10 AMONG STANDARDIZE D TESTS OFFERED IN HIGH 2
SCHOOL 3
SECTION 2.(a) Part 3 of Article 10A of Chapter 115C of the General Statutes reads 4
as rewritten: 5
"Part 3. Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test Opportunities Encouraged.College Preparation 6
Assessments Encouraged. 7
"§ 115C-174.18. Opportunity to take Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship 8
Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT).various college preparation assessments. 9
Every student in the eighth through tenth grades who has completed Algebra I or who is in 10
the last month of Algebra I shall be given an opportunity to take a version of either the 11
Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) or 12
(PSAT/NMSQT), the PreACT test, at the discretion of the local school administrative unit, or the 13
CLT10 one time at no cost to the student. A student receiving instruction through a home school, 14
as provided by Part 3 of Article 39 of this Chapter, shall be eligible to participate in testing as 15
provided in G.S. 115C-565.1. The maximum amount of State funds used for this purpose shall 16
be the cost of the PSAT/NMSQT." 17
SECTION 2.(b) This section applies beginning in the 2025-2026 school year. 18
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PART III. EFFECTIVE DATE 20
SECTION 3. Except as otherwise provided, this act is effective when it becomes 21
law. 22