Senator MARTIN proposed the following amendment (201R001.SP.SRM):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, beginning on page 5 at line 40, by striking Section 59-18-1640(E), (F), and (G) and inserting:

/ (E)(1) The State Superintendent of Education shall assume the authority and responsibilities of the district superintendent and local district board of trustees until district management is transitioned back to the jurisdiction of the local district board of trustees pursuant to this section.

(2) Once a district subject to subsection (C) has met annual targets identified in the district's revised strategic plan for sustained improvement for a minimum of three consecutive years, the State Superintendent of Education shall submit to the State Board of E ducation documentation of such.

(F)(1) Upon an affirmative vote by the State Board of Education to end the state-of-education emergency, the department, in consultation with the district and local district board of trustees, shall develop a transition plan, timeline for returning management of the district back to the local district board of trustees, and deadline for the expiration of the state-of-education emergency declaration.

(2) Upon a declaration of the expiration of the state-of-education emergency, the powers and duties of the district superintendent and local district school board of trustees are restored. /