Rep. ERICKSON proposes the following amendment (LC-62.WAB0032H):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 3, by striking Section 59-8-120(E) and inserting:

 (E) The departmentTrustee shall make payments to an individual scholarship student's account from the ESTF on a quarterly semi-annual basis with the first payment being distributed by July thirty-first of each year and the second payment by December thirty-first of each year.

Amend the bill further, SECTION 4, by striking Section 59-8-125(F) and inserting:

 (G)(F) Unused funds must be rolled over to the following school year for a scholarship student who applies and continues to meet eligibility requirements to participate in the program revert to the South Carolina Education Lottery Account.

Amend the bill further, SECTION 9, by striking Section 59-8-150(C)(1)(b) and inserting:

   (c)(b) in lieu of the assessments required by subitems (a) and (b), ensure that each scholarship recipient in grades three through eight takes a nationally norm-referenced summative assessment annually or a formative assessment at the beginning of the school year, at the end of the first semester, and at the end of the school year. The assessment must be approved by the department, aligned with state standards, and include a linking study;

Renumber sections to conform.

Amend title to conform.