1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; allowing for completion of a nationally normed college 
1.3 	entrance exam as a high school graduation requirement;proposing coding for new 
1.4 	law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 120B.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [120B.300] NATIONALLY NORMED COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAM.
1.7 	Upon approval of the state's accountability plan under the federal Every Student Succeeds 
1.8 	Act, the commissioner must replace the high school Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments 
1.9 	required for graduation with a nationally normed college entrance exam that is aligned with 
1.10 	the state academic standards and includes career and college readiness benchmarks.