Senator HARPOOTLIAN proposed the following amendment (419R019.KMM.RAH):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, page 11, by striking lines 17-29 and inserting:

/ (B)(1) In addition to the members of the board provided in subsection (A), the board shall include three nonvoting advisory members to consist of:

(a) two public school teachers appointed by the Governor, one of whom is upon the recommendation of the South Carolina Education Association and one of whom is upon the recommendation of the Palmetto State Teachers Association, who shall serve a two-year term, one of whom must work for a public school located in a Tier III or Tier IV county as designated in Section 12-6-3360, provided that:

(i) a member may not serve if he discontinues working as a public school teacher in this State; and

(ii) a vacancy must be filled for the remainder of the term by another public school teacher; and

(b) one former State Teacher of the Year appointed by the Governor who shall serve a two-year term, provided that a vacancy must be filled for the remainder of the term by another former State Teacher of the Year. /