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GA HB1064

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/28/2026

Primary Sponsor

Carmen Rice

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Adds the Classic Learning Test (CLT) as an accepted standardized college admissions test alongside the SAT and ACT throughout Georgia education code

  • CLT scores will count toward student achievement measures for school accountability, dual enrollment eligibility for 10th graders, and qualification for achievement waivers from classroom expenditure requirements

  • Local school systems must make CLT and CLT10 available to home study students in grades 6-12 on the same terms as enrolled students

  • CLT scores will qualify students for Zell Miller Scholarship eligibility, with an overall score of at least 86 equivalent to the SAT 1200 or ACT 26 requirement; Georgia Student Finance Commission must establish CLT concordance tables by January 1 each year

  • Effective July 1, 2026, applying to all school and academic years beginning with 2026-2027

Legislative Description

Education; standardized college admissions tests to include Classic Learning Test (CLT); revise provisions

Last Action

House Second Readers

2/2/2026

Committee Referrals

Higher Education1/29/2026

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