Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 11, COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, page 343, by striking proviso 11.22 and inserting:
/ 11.22. (CHE: SmartState Review Board Study) Of the funds appropriated to the Commission on Higher Education, on or before December 31, 2017, the Research Centers of Excellence Review Board shall submit to the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, and the Governor, written recommendations regarding a plan to sunset the SmartState Board and how best to transition some of its responsibilities to an appropriate entity of state government for any continuing administrative program management, including a minimum budget necessary for administration, as well as for oversight and/or accountability responsibilities related to awards made on or before August 1, 2017, that may remain after the SmartState Board sunsets. /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend sections, totals and title to conform.