A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT permitting students entering teacher education programs to take the sat test instead of the praxis i test.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 115C‑296 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(b2)	An undergraduate student seeking a degree in teacher education must satisfactorily complete a preprofessional skills test that assesses reading, writing, and mathematics competencies prior to admission to an approved teacher education program in a North Carolina college or university. The State Board of Education shall permit students to fulfill this requirement by satisfactorily completing any one of the following tests:
(1)	The Praxis I Test.
(2)	The SAT Test.
(3)	 Any other test the State Board deems appropriate for this purpose."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2005.