Senator HEMBREE proposed the following amendment (5201R011.KMM.GH):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, in Part II, by striking SECTION 5(C)(4) and inserting:

/ (4) earns a qualifying SAT or ACT score by December 31, 2020. To meet this requirement, students are allowed to choose to take either the SAT or ACT one time under this provision. The College Board and the ACT shall provide the Commission on Higher Education with the information necessary for the commission to determine the eligibility of students who qualify to earn the Palmetto Fellows Scholarship. /

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, in Part II, by striking SECTION 5(D) and inserting:

/ (D)Section 11 of Part IB of Act 91 of 2019, relating to the Commission on Higher Education, which was extended pursuant to Act 135 of 2020, is amended by adding an appropriately numbered new proviso to read:

(CHE: LIFE Scholarship 2021 Eligibility) For Fiscal Year 2020-21, a high school senior who graduated in school year 2019-20 and is a recipient of the HOPE Scholarship may earn a LIFE Scholarship beginning in the spring semester of 2021 if the student obtains a qualifying SAT or ACT score by December 31, 2020. To meet this requirement, students are allowed to choose to take either the SAT or ACT one time under this provision. The College Board and the ACT shall provide the student's college or university with the information necessary for the college or university to determine whether students meet the requirements herein. /