High school juniors would not be able to take the ACT for free next school year under a budget amendment approved by lawmakers Wednesday.
The Subcommittee on Appropriations for Education voted to take $3.4 million out of a statewide Performance Based Assessment fund that would pay for the test.
Missouri has been paying for high school juniors to take the ACT for free since the 2014-2015 school year. This cut would not affect students taking the ACT this school year, but it would affect upcoming juniors for next year’s test.
ACT results are one of the tools used to evaluate student readiness for college and careers. It was not clear Wednesday whether the test would continue to be required for assessment if the funding is cut.
Right now, it costs $42.50 to take the ACT without the writing portion and $58.50 to take the test with the written portion, according to the ACT website.
ACT scores have become one of the measurements colleges and universities use to determine whether to accept students.
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