Reps. GOVAN, BROWN, McDANIEL, BRAWLEY, PENDARVIS, CLYBURN, GARVIN, GILLIARD, HOSEY, HOWARD, R. WILLIAMS, S. WILLIAMS, MOORE, HENEGAN, JEFFERSON, RIVERS, HENDERSON-MYERS, ANDERSON, and ROBINSON propose the following Amendment No. 14 to H. 3759 (COUNCIL\WAB\3759C026.AGM.WAB19):

Reference is to Printer's Date 02/28/19-H.

Amend the bill, as and if amended, PART VIII, Miscellaneous Provisions, by adding an appropriately numbered SECTION to read:

/      SECTION      ___.      (A)      There is created the "Early Childhood Development and Academic Assistance Act of 1993 Review Study Committee" to review the efficacy of Act 135 of 1993, and to make recommendations to the General Assembly concerning proposed changes to the laws implemented in and relating to Act 135 of 1993, including maintaining application of these provisions to at-risk school districts and schools while giving increased flexibility to other school districts.
     (B)      The study committee is composed of three members of the Senate appointed by the Senate Education Committee Chairman, three members of the House of Representatives appointed by the House of Representatives Education and Public Works Committee Chairman, one member appointed by the State Superintendent of Education, and the Director of the First Steps to School Readiness. A vacancy in the study committee's membership must be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term in the manner of original appointment.
     (C)      The Chairmen of the Senate Education Committee and House of Representatives Education and Public Works Committee shall provide appropriate staffing for the study committee.
     (D)      The study committee shall make a report of its recommendations to the General Assembly by December 31, 2019, at which time the study committee is dissolved. /

Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.