Senator FANNING proposed the following amendment (WAB\419C116.SM.WAB20):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, Section 59-150-370(C), as contained in SECTION 20.B., by deleting the subsection and inserting:

/"(C) A student is eligible to receive a SC HOPE Scholarship if he meets the criteria for receiving and maintaining the Legislative Incentives for Future Excellence (LIFE) Scholarship except that a must have graduated from high school with a minimum of a 2.75 cumulative grade point average on a 4.0 scale to be eligible to receive an SC HOPE Scholarship. A minimum Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) or ACT score and requisite class rank are not required for eligibility for the SC HOPE Scholarship. These SC HOPE Scholarships must be granted and awarded as provided in this section." /