Not later than the start of the fall semester of 2016 and for each semester thereafter, each public high school and public institution of higher education shall complete curricular alignment to enable the successful completion of the high school mathematics and language arts curricula, as described in Connecticut’s Common Core State Standards adopted by the State Board of Education, to be the indicator of readiness for college level work. A public institution of higher education may use available evaluation instruments to assess adults, who are returning to or first enrolling in a higher education program at a public institution of higher education after spending time in the workforce, for readiness for college level work.