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Plain English: 2025-2026 General Assembly
HOUSE BILL 918:
Standardized Testing Choice Act.
2025-2026 General Assembly
HOUSE BILL 918:
Standardized Testing Choice Act.
Committee: House Higher Education.
If favorable, re-refer
to Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the
House
Date: April 30, 2025
Introduced by: Reps.
Blackwell, Torbett, Willis Prepared by: Michael Whitfield
Committee Co-Counsel Analysis of: PCS to First Edition
H918-CSCW-12
Kara McCraw
Director
*H918-SMCW-38(CSCW-12)-v-4*
Legislative Analysis
Division
919-733-2578
This bill analysis was prepared by the nonpartisan legislative staff for the use of legislators in their deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.
Plain English: 2025-2026 General Assembly
HOUSE BILL 918:
Standardized Testing Choice Act.
2025-2026 General Assembly
HOUSE BILL 918:
Standardized Testing Choice Act.
Committee: House Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the
House
Date: May 5, 2025
Introduced by: Reps.
Blackwell, Torbett, Willis Prepared by: Michael Whitfield
Staff Attorney Analysis of: Second Edition
Kara McCraw
Director
*H918-SMCW-39(e2)-v-2*
Legislative Analysis
Division
919-733-2578
This bill analysis was prepared by the nonpartisan legislative staff for the use of legislators in their deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.
OVERVIEW: House Bill 918 would direct the North Carolina Collaboratory to study the inclusion of
the Classical Learning Test in applications to entities of The University of North Carolina.
Bill History
2025-05-07Senate
Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
2025-05-07Senate
Passed 1st Reading
2025-05-07Senate
Regular Message Received From House
2025-05-07House
Regular Message Sent To Senate
2025-05-06House
Ordered Engrossed
2025-05-06House
Passed 3rd Reading
2025-05-06House
Passed 2nd Reading
2025-05-06House
Amend Adopted A1
2025-05-05House
Placed On Cal For 05/06/2025
2025-05-05House
Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
2025-05-05House
Reptd Fav
2025-04-30House
Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
2025-04-30House
Reptd Fav Com Substitute
2025-04-14House
Ref to the Com on Higher Education, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 3
HOUSE BILL 918
Committee Substitute Favorable 4/30/25
Third Edition Engrossed 5/6/25
Short Title: Standardized Testing Choice Act. (Public)
Sponsors:
Referred to:
April 14, 2025
*H918-v-3*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE NORTH CAROLINA COLLABORATORY TO STUDY THE 2
INCLUSION OF THE CLASSIC LEARNING TEST AMONG STANDARDIZED TESTS 3
CONSIDERED FOR UNDER GRADUATE ADMISSION A ND THE AWARD OF 4
SCHOLARSHIPS AT CONS TITUENT INSTITUTIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY O F 5
NORTH CAROLINA. 6
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 7
SECTION 1.(a) The North Carolina C ollaboratory shall study the viability of 8
including Classic Learning Test scores as a part of an application for admission or award of 9
scholarship to a constituent institution of The University of North Carolina. In conducting this 10
study, the Collaboratory shall seek input from The University of North Carolina and the James 11
G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal. As a part of the study, the Collaboratory shall 12
determine: 13
(1) Whether an applicant's score on the Classic Learning Test serves the purpose 14
of aidi ng constituent institutions in determining (i) an applicant's 15
qualifications for undergraduate admission and (ii) an applicant's 16
qualifications for award of scholarships funded in whole or in part with State 17
funds and administered by an entity of The University of North Carolina. 18
(2) Whether an applicant's performance on the Classic Learning Test is predictive 19
of college success. 20
(3) Whether a score on the Classic Learning Test can be deemed concordant with 21
a score on the SAT or ACT such that The University of North Carolina could 22
use an applicant's score on the Classic Learning Test interchangeably with a 23
score on the SAT or ACT for the purposes of setting minimum requirements 24
for admission and awarding scholarships. 25
(4) The financial, operational, and administrative cost to The University of North 26
Carolina and constituent institutions associated with accepting an applicant's 27
score on the Classic Learning Test in addition to accepting an applicant's score 28
on the SAT or ACT. 29
(5) The financial, operational, an d administrative cost to the State of adding the 30
CLT10 to the list of standardized tests offered one time and at no cost to the 31
student for every student in the eighth through tenth grades who has completed 32
Algebra I or who is in the last month of Algebra I pursuant to 33
G.S. 115C-174.18. 34
General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
Page 2 House Bill 918-Third Edition
SECTION 1.(b) The Collaboratory shall make a final report on its study to the Joint 1
Legislative Education Oversight Committee no later than December 15, 2025. 2
SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes law. 3