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Senate committee advances SB 88 adding CLT to college admissions, rejects amendments to remove marriage guidance
Summary
A Senate education committee voted to pass SB 88 as amended to allow the Classical Learning Test (CLT) for college admissions and permit it for certain administrative assessment uses; multiple amendments—including ones to remove language recommending waiting until marriage to begin having children and to require comprehensive sex education—failed after debate and public testimony for and against the bill.
A Senate education committee on Tuesday advanced Senate Bill 88 in amended form, adding the Classical Learning Test (CLT) as an accepted college entrance exam alongside the ACT and SAT and approving limited flexibility on teacher‑licensing assessments. The committee defeated several amendments that sought to remove portions of a "good citizenship" provision, including language recommending students "wait until marriage to begin having children." The chair declared the bill passed as amended during the committee roll call.
Sponsor Senator Byrne, who walked the committee through Amendment 1, said the amended bill "really, as amended, just does really 3 simple things"—allow the CLT for admissions and statewide administrative assessment purposes, add the CLT as an option alongside the ACT and SAT for licensure consideration, and adjust teacher licensure pathways for certain applicants. He told senators the CLT "is already accepted by 320 colleges nationwide and used by a quarter million students annually," and argued that…
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