IndianaStudents could find exam sites and use the Classic Learning Test for college admission
Students could find nearby schools offering major exams, make a graduation plan with a counselor, and use the Classic Learning Test for admission to state colleges.
What it does
Indiana's state board must set standards for what students should know to move from high school into further education, training, and a lasting career.
Students would be able to search the Department of Education's website for nearby schools that let outside students take major college, career, and military entrance exams.
Students would make a graduation plan with a counselor, after the school seeks parent input. The plan would record their goals, courses, and any optional exams they plan to take.
State colleges and universities would have to accept the Classic Learning Test for admission as they accept the ACT or SAT.
Argument forStudents may find a nearby place to take major exams, and state colleges would accept the Classic Learning Test alongside the ACT or SAT.
Argument againstSchools may give class time to lessons about personal choices linked to economic success, which could leave less room for other topics.
More detail
The state board must set Indiana's college and career readiness standards. The standards apply to Indiana high school graduates preparing for further education, training, and careers. The standards must meet national and international benchmarks, prepare students for college and careers, and protect student data. This section takes effect July 1, 2026.
The Department of Education must post a list of schools where outside students can take certain exams. The list must cover schools that let students who are not enrolled there take Advanced Placement, PSAT/National Merit, SAT, ACT, Classic Learning Test, and Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery exams. The list must be easy to access online and let students find sites by location. The department must post the information by September 1, 2026, and update it by September 1 each year after that.
Each student must make a graduation plan with help from a school counselor after the school seeks parent input. The plan becomes part of the student's permanent school record and must be accessible to a parent under federal student-record privacy rules. The plan must include the student's goals, interests, courses, and voluntary assessments the student plans to take in grades 10 through 12. A student must develop the plan no later than completing grade 8. This section takes effect July 1, 2026.
A state educational institution must accept the Classic Learning Test for admission to the same extent it accepts the ACT or SAT. The rule applies to admission criteria at state educational institutions. This section takes effect July 1, 2026.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Mar 5Public Law 108Latest
- Mar 5Signed by the Governor Mike BraunBecame Law
- Feb 27Signed by the President Pro TemporeMajor
- Feb 27Signed by the SpeakerMajor
- Feb 27Signed by the President of the SenateMajor
- Feb 26Senator Brown L added as coauthor
- Feb 25Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 292: yeas 34, nays 14
- Vote recorded SB 88 - Byrne. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 25Returned to the Senate with amendmentsMinor
- Feb 25Motion to concur filedMinor
- Feb 24Third reading: passed; Roll Call 337: yeas 67, nays 29Passed House
- Vote recorded SB 88 - Carbaugh - 3rd Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 23Second reading: amended, ordered engrossedMinor
- Feb 23Amendment #4 (Cash) prevailed; Division of the House: yeas 62, nays 29Major
- Feb 23Amendment #1 (Carbaugh) prevailed; voice voteMajor
- Feb 18Committee report: amend do pass, adoptedMinor
- Feb 12Representative Cash added as cosponsor
- Feb 2First reading: referred to Committee on EducationMinor
- Jan 29Referred to the HouseMinor
- Vote recorded SB 88 - Byrne - 3rd Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 29Senator Buck added as coauthor
- Jan 29Cosponsors: Representatives Teshka, DeVon
- Jan 29Third reading: passed; Roll Call 136: yeas 39, nays 9Passed Senate
- Jan 29House sponsor: Representative Carbaugh
- Jan 28Reread second time: amended, ordered engrossedMinor
- Jan 28Amendment #3 (Byrne) prevailed; voice voteMajor
- Jan 27Placed back on second readingMinor
- Jan 26Senator Deery added as third author
- Jan 26Senator Raatz added as second author
- Jan 26Senator Young M added as coauthor
- Jan 26Amendment #2 (Hunley) failed; voice voteMajor
- Jan 26Second reading: ordered engrossedMinor
- Jan 26Amendment #1 (Hunley) failed; voice voteMajor
- Jan 22Committee report: amend do pass, adoptedMinor
- 2025
- Dec 8Authored by Senator Byrne
- Dec 8First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career DevelopmentIntroduced
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