As did the vast majority of higher education institutions, SUNY implemented test-optional admissions policies across all campuses for students applying to enroll in Fall 2021. SUNY and its peers made this decision in direct response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which reduced applicants' access to SAT/ACT testing. A majority of these schools have extended their test-optional application policies through the Fall 2022 admissions cycle and many have committed to remain test-optional for 2023. The number of schools that are committing to permanently implementing test-optional admissions is growing, too. Test-optional policies are not new and notable state systems such as University of California's began their move to drop consideration of SAT/ACT scores in admission decisions well before the COVID-19 crisis. Still, the pandemic resulted in a surge of public and private colleges, universities, and systems not only enacting temporary test-optional admission practices but also considering longer-term and permanent establishment of such policies. In this policy brief the authors address the following questions: (1) What evidence exists on the effectiveness of test-optional admissions policies to increase applications, stimulate more diverse enrollment, and enhance student success?; (2) What is the evidence from SUNY's test-optional pilot program?; (3) What decisions have SUNY's peer institutions announced?; and (4) What additional questions and data could SUNY consider before making a permanent decision? As New York State rides through the continuing uncertainties and disruptions to the traditional standardized college placement test cycles during what are hopefully the remaining several months of the COVID-19 pandemic, purposeful data collection on test-optional admissions will provide a strong foundation for the development of a long-term policy.