March 3, 2003

Madam President:

Your EDUCATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred

has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:

1. On page 1, line 13, after "ONE" insert "ACADEMIC".

2. On page 1, line 16, strike "TRANSFER FROM" and insert in lieu thereof "ATTEND", strike "TO" and strike line 17 through "INSTITUTIONS".

3. On page 2, line 14, after "one" insert "academic".

4. On page 2, line 22, before "enrollment" insert "full-time".

5. On page 3, line 3, after "one" insert "academic".

6. On page 3, line 8, after "two" insert "and one-half consecutive".

7. On page 3, line 11, strike "two and one-half" and insert in lieu thereof "up to a combined total of four".

8. On page 3, line 12, after "years" insert "beginning the second semester of the recipient's first year of full-time enrollment".

9. On page 3, line 14, strike "the" and insert in lieu thereof "each".

10. On page 5, line 10, after "one" insert "academic".

11. On page 5, line 15, after "two" insert "and one-half" and on line 16, after "of" insert "full-time".

12. On page 5, line 19, after "enrollment" insert "and thereafter and upon transfer will be eligible for a combined total of four consecutive years".

13. On page 7, line 18, after "These" insert "gratis".

14. On page 9, line 23, after "These" insert "gratis".

15. On page 10, line 25, after "one" insert "academic".

16. On page 11, line 5, after "two" insert "and one-half" and on line 6, before "enrollment" insert "full-time".

17. On page 11, line 9, after "enrollment" insert "and thereafter", strike line 10 through "two" and insert in lieu thereof "eligibility up to a total of four consecutive".

18. On page 11, line 10, after "transfer" insert "to a four-year institution".

19. On page 11, line 18, strike "TEMPORARY PROVISION--".

20. On page 11, line 21, after "one" insert "academic".,

and thence referred to the FINANCE COMMITTEE.

Respectfully submitted,

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Cynthia Nava, Chairman

Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________

(Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)

Date ________________________

The roll call vote was 5 For 0 Against

Yes: 5

No: 0

Excused: Cravens, Romero, Sanchez, B., Sharer

Absent: None

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