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Education committee approves bill letting students choose SAT, CLT or ACT paid by state
Summary
Senate Bill 183 would allow Arkansas students to choose from three college‑readiness assessments — ACT, SAT, or CLT — with the state covering one junior‑year test and one earlier test. The committee approved the bill after debate over test validity and implementation.
Senate Bill 183, which would expand the tests Arkansas will pay for on behalf of students to include the SAT and Classical Learning Test (CLT) in addition to the ACT, passed the Senate Education Committee after extended discussion over test validity, implementation and college acceptance.
Sen. Jim Dodson, R., the sponsor, described the bill as “an expansion of the assessments that students are allowed to take,” saying the state would pay for one assessment in grade 9 or 10 and one in grade 11. “Giving students choices in the assessments they take is the purpose of this bill,” Dodson said. He added the measure had been negotiated with the Department of Education and amended…
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