AN ACT Authorizing the North Carolina Collaboratory to study the inclusion of the CLASSIC Learning Test Among Standardized Tests considered for Undergraduate admission and the award of scholarshipS at CONSTITUENT INSTITUTIONS OF the University of North Carolina.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.(a)  The North Carolina Collaboratory shall study the viability of including Classic 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. In conducting this study, the Collaboratory shall seek input from The University of North Carolina and the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal. As a part of the study, the Collaboratory shall determine:

(1)        Whether an applicant's score on the Classic Learning Test serves the purpose of aiding constituent institutions in determining (i) an 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)        Whether an applicant's performance on the Classic Learning Test is predictive of college success.

(3)        Whether a score on the Classic 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 Classic Learning Test interchangeably with a score on the SAT or ACT for the purposes of setting minimum requirements for admission and awarding scholarships.

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

(5)        The financial, operational, and administrative cost to the State of adding the CLT10 to the list of standardized tests offered one time and at no cost to the student for every student in the eighth through tenth grades who has completed Algebra I or who is in the last month of Algebra I pursuant to G.S. 115C‑174.18.

SECTION 1.(b)  The Collaboratory shall make a final report on its study to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee no later than December 15, 2025.

SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.