Amendment No. 230

 

Senate Amendment to Senate Bill No. 317                                                                         (BDR 34‑594)

Proposed by: Committee on Judiciary

Amendment Box:

Resolves Conflicts with: N/A

Amends:         Summary:               Title:              Preamble:               Joint Sponsorship:

 

ASSEMBLY ACTION              Initial and Date              |SENATE ACTION                        Initial and Date

       Adopted       Lost                                               |          Adopted       Lost                                           

Concurred In                     Not                                                        |Concurred In  Not                                 

       Receded        Not                                               |         Receded        Not                                           

 

     Amend sec. 3, page 2, by deleting lines 21 through 23 and inserting:

     “(g) Postsecondary education.”.

     Amend sec. 3, page 2, line 35, by deleting “may,” and inserting “shall,”.

     Amend sec. 3, page 2, lines 43 and 44, by deleting:

is an acceptable substitute for completing a high school education.” and inserting:

denotes competency in core curriculum.”.

     Amend sec. 8, page 5, line 1, before “eligibility” by inserting “financial”.

     Amend sec. 8, page 5, between lines 7 and 8, by inserting:

     “4.  In its discretion, the Board of Regents may waive the registration fees of any incarcerated person who:

     (a) Is taking courses that lead to a postsecondary degree offered pursuant to section 3 of this act; and

     (b) Meets the financial eligibility criteria for federal need-based financial aid.”.

     Amend sec. 10, page 6, by deleting lines 18 through 21 and inserting:

     “(a) For earning a general [equivalency diploma,] educational development certificate, 30 days.

     (b) For earning a high school diploma, 60 days.

     (c) For earning an associate degree, 90 days.”.

     Amend sec. 11, page 7, by deleting line 3 and inserting:

     “(a) For earning a general [equivalency diploma,]”.

     Amend sec. 12, page 7, by deleting lines 33 through 36 and inserting:

     “(a) For earning a general [equivalency diploma,] educational development certificate, 30 days.

     (b) For earning a high school diploma, 60 days.

     (c) For earning an associate degree, 90 days.”.

     Amend sec. 13, page 8, by deleting lines 29 through 32 and inserting:

     “(a) For earning a general [equivalency diploma,] educational development certificate, 30 days.

     (b) For earning a high school diploma, 60 days.

     (c) For earning his first associate degree, 90 days.”.

     Amend the title of the bill, seventeenth line, after “conditions;” by inserting:

“waiving the registration fees of certain incarcerated persons;”.