WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE

2024 REGULAR SESSION

Introduced

House Bill 4819

By Delegate Dillon

[Introduced January 16, 2024; Referred
to the Committee on Education]

A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §18B-14-5, relating to requiring higher education institutions to accept the Classic Learning Test as an equivalent examination for admission and establishing a start date for this acceptance of this test for admissions purposes.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

article 14. miscellaneous.

§18B-14-5. Requiring the Classic Learning Test be accepted as an alternative to the Scholastic Aptitude Test and American College Testing exam.

(a)   All higher education institutions in West Virginia must accept the Classic Learning Test as an alternative to the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) or American College Testing examination (ACT).

(b) An assessment of what the corresponding score on the Classic Learning Test to both the ACT and SAT shall be determined and the minimum score required for the Classic Learning Test shall be published in each school's written admissions requirements and on its website.

(c) This shall take effect for admissions beginning in 2025 for the 2025 to 2026 academic calendar.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require any institution of higher education in West Virginia to accept the CLT as an equivalent of ACT and SAT.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.