Rep. Ott proposes the following amendment (LC-5164.WAB0022H):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 6, by striking Section 59-8-135(4) and inserting:

  (4) in School Year 2027-2028, and for all subsequent school years, the department shall submit an annual budget request based on the number of current scholarship recipients and previously unmet demand for scholarships as evidenced by the prior year's applications; provided, however, this request may not exceed five thousand new scholarship students annually.