Senate committee substitute to the 3rd edition makes the following changes. Amends GS 115C-174.11(c)(4) to require the State Board of Education to require administration of the alternate ACT test or alternate PLAN precursor test to the ACT to a student who meets each of the following: (1) exhibits severe and pervasive delays in all areas of conceptual, linguistic, and academic development and in adaptive behaviors; (2) is following the extended content standards of the Standard Course of Study or is following a course of study that may not lead to admission into a college level course of study resulting in a college degree; and (3) has a written parental request for an alternative assessment (was, prohibited advertising the ACT test or any ACT precursor test to a student in the Occupational Course of Study or the Extended Course of Study who also met two specified requirements). Requires the State Board of Education to ensure that parents of students enrolled in all public schools (was, parents of students enrolled in the Occupational Course of Study or the Extended Course of Study) have the information they need to make decisions regarding participating in the ACT and the PLAN precursor test. Requires that alternate assessment and ACT assessment results of students with disabilities be included in school accountability reports (was, the State Board may develop alternative assessment measures).

Deletes the requirement that the State Board of Education apply for a waiver and makes conforming changes.

Requires the State Board of Education to develop an alternate assessment to measure career and college readiness for students not required to take the ACT or PLAN. Requires pilot testing for the alternate ACT assessment to occur simultaneously with the ACT administration during the 2013-14 school year and for the PLAN assessment with the PLAN administration during the 2014-15 school year.

Makes the entire act effective when the act becomes law.

Updates the act's short and long titles.