{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-115c-174.18","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-174.18","heading":"Opportunity to take Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT).","body":"Every student in the eighth through tenth grades who has completed Algebra I or who is in the last month of Algebra I shall be given an opportunity to take a version of either the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) or the PreACT test, at the discretion of the local school administrative unit, one time at no cost to the student. A student receiving instruction through a home school, as provided by Part 3 of Article 39 of this Chapter, shall be eligible to participate in testing as provided in G.S. 115C-565.1. The maximum amount of State funds used for this purpose shall be the cost of the PSAT/NMSQT. (1989, c. 752, s. 77(a); 2005-154, s. 1; 2013-360, s. 8.27(c); 2013-363, s. 3.18; 2023-134, s. 7.75(a).)","path":["Chapter 115C. Elementary and Secondary Education.","SUBCHAPTER IV. EDUCATION PROGRAM.","Article 10A. Testing.","Part 3. Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test Opportunities Encouraged."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_115C/GS_115C-174.18.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:17:42Z","sha256":"4222708457893ed924508ee0d331919e48e3d49718a7f11c9a0aa86244a74ed1","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-115c-174.17","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-115-174.19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}