The State Board of Education is required by Georgia law (A+ Educational Reform Act of 2000, O.C.G.A. §20-2-281) to adopt End-of-Course Tests (EOCT) designed to measure student achievement in core subjects in grades nine through twelve. With educator input and State Board of Education approval, eight content areas were designated in 2001 to be tested. The Common Core Georgia Performance Standards (CCGPS) were adopted by the State Board of Education in July 2010, and the CCGPS American Literature and Composition EOCT was developed based on these standards.