Senator HEMBREE proposed the following amendment (516R008.SP.GH):

Amend the joint resolution, as and if amended, by adding an appropriately numbered new SECTION to read:

/SECTION __. For the purpose of employing any person to serve in the State's public school system while the State recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, the earnings limitation for retired state employees is increased to fifty thousand dollars until June 30, 2024, provided that the person has been retired for at least two years from the effective date of this joint resolution. /