TO AMEND THE UNIVERSAL ACT ASSESSMENT PROGRAM ACT; AND TO AMEND THE TYPES OF ASSESSMENTS PUBLIC SCHOOLS MAY PROVIDE TO STUDENTS.
Senate Bill 183, now Act 724, amends the Universal ACT Assessment Program Act, expanding the types of assessments public schools may provide to students. It redefines "Assessment" to include tests like the ACT, SAT, CLT, and various preliminary tests such as the PreACT and PSAT. Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, public schools must offer students a choice of one preliminary assessment in grades 9 or 10, and a choice of the ACT, SAT, or CLT in grade 11, at no charge. Additionally, the bill requires public schools to offer the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) upon a student's request.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Signed Apr 18, 2025
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MODERATE
The bill was renamed from Act 724 to SB 183 and updated with new formatting and date information. The substantive definition of 'Smart Core' curriculum remains unchanged, though formatting was adjusted. The list of standardized assessments was expanded to include additional tests like PreACT 8/9 and CLT 10, while removing the CLT from the main list and clarifying its definition separately.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on college and career readiness curriculum and standardized testing options, with no change to applicability.
TECHNICAL
Bill title changed from Act 724 to SB 183 with updated legislative session dates
Minor formatting changes to indentation and spacing throughout the document
DEFINITION
Formatting adjustments to the 'Smart Core' curriculum definition without substantive policy changes
REQUIREMENT
Added PreACT 8/9 and CLT 10 to the list of approved standardized assessments
Removed CLT from the main assessment list, moving it to a separate definition section
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Apr 18, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that SB183 is now Act 724
upper
Apr 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned from the House as passed.
upper
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned to the Senate as passed.
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Mar 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Committee
Re-referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE
upper
Feb 25, 2025
Committee
Re-referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Re-referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
Filed
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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