Rep. JONES proposes the following amendment (LC-62.WAB0026H):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 3, Section 59-8-120, by adding a subsection to read:

 (I) A minimum of fifty percent of the ESTF scholarship funds awarded pursuant to this chapter must be to students in rural counties, and no funds may be distributed to an ESTF account unless a minimum of fifty percent of all ESTF scholarship funds are awarded to students in rural counties. Additionally, ESTF recipients in rural counties who attend an education service provider that is a private school must be provided with free transportation, funded by the State, to the private school if the nearest private school is more than ten miles from their residence.

Renumber sections to conform.

Amend title to conform.