Senator FANNING proposed the following amendment (WAB\419C055.SM.WAB20):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, Section 59-5-10(C), as contained in SECTION 2.A., by deleting the subsection and inserting:

/ (C) In consultation with the Education and Economic Development Act Coordinating Council and the State Superintendent of Education, the board shall provide a comprehensive report to the Governor and the General Assembly before December first of every even-numbered year that specifically identifies key benchmarks within the zero-to-twenty education and workforce pipeline for measuring the progress of state agencies' and other publicly funded entities' efforts to meet those benchmarks. The board, through the State Superintendent of Education, shall provide recommendations regarding ways that state and local efforts can be improved, ways that collaboration and cooperation among state and local agencies and resources can be measurably improved, and efforts underway or being considered in other states that address the noted areas of concern. The State Superintendent of Education shall also recommend any legislation he considers necessary." /