Rep. COBB-HUNTER proposes the following Amendment No. to H.5126 as introduced by Ways & Means

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EXPLANATION: ESTF Reporting

Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 309, after line 33, by adding an appropriately numbered proviso to read:

/(SDE: ESTF Report) The Education Scholarship Trust Fund (ESTF) program shall not be expanded until the General Assembly receives the report required pursuant to Section 59-8-115. Any funds appropriated for the ESTF program that remain unexpended at the end of the fiscal year must be remitted to the department and shall be reallocated for use in the State Aid to Classrooms program.

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Renumber sections to conform.

Amend totals and titles to conform.