HB 918 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

Standardized Testing Choice Act.

HB 918, the "Standardized Testing Choice Act," establishes new requirements for standardized testing in North Carolina, beginning in the 2025-2026 academic year. It mandates that the University of North Carolina system accept scores from the SAT, ACT, or Classic Learning Test (CLT) interchangeably for admissions and state-funded scholarships, including concordant minimum scores. The bill also requires local school administrative units to offer eighth through tenth-grade students the opportunity to take the CLT10, in addition to the PSAT/NMSQT or PreACT, at no cost. These provisions directly affect students applying to UNC institutions and those in North Carolina high schools.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 10, 2025 Last action May 7, 2025
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What changed between versions

A1: ACW-12-V-4 Edition 1 · 5 edits
MODERATE
This bill was converted from an amendment document to a complete legislative bill. The main substantive change is the addition of the Classic Learning Test (CLT) as an accepted standardized test option alongside the SAT and ACT for university admissions and scholarships at UNC system institutions. The bill also mandates that high schools offer the CLT10 test to eligible students at no cost.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded from being an amendment to a standalone bill that establishes new testing requirements for UNC admissions and mandates CLT10 availability in high schools.
REQUIREMENT

Added requirement that UNC entities must allow students to submit CLT scores as an alternative to SAT or ACT scores for admissions and scholarships.

Added requirement that high schools must offer CLT10 testing to eligible students at no cost to the student.

DEFINITION

Added new definitions for 'Applicant', 'Board of Governors', 'Constituent institution', 'Entity of The University of North Carolina', 'Identified test', and 'Scholarship'.

TECHNICAL

Removed amendment-specific formatting including amendment adoption language, amendment number fields, and amendment sponsor signature lines.

TIMELINE

Added effective dates of 2025-2026 academic year for testing requirements and 2025-2026 school year for high school testing requirements.

Floor votes · House May 6, 2025

How they voted

1081
Passed · 12 other
Total votes 121
May 6, 2025
D Democratic46
39 Yea 1 Nay 6
84% Yea
I Independent2
2 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican73
67 Yea 6
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Amendments
1
May 7, 2025
Committee
Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
upper
May 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed 3rd Reading
lower
May 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amend Adopted A1
lower
May 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reptd Fav
lower
Apr 30, 2025
Committee
Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
lower
Apr 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reptd Fav Com Substitute
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Committee
Ref to the Com on Higher Education, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Introduced
Filed
lower
2 primary · 3 co-sponsors

Sponsors