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Amend sec. 7, page 3, line 3, by deleting “The” and inserting:
“On or before December 31, 2006, the”.
Amend sec. 16, page 8, by deleting lines 13 through 16 and inserting:
“[7. Not more than 2 percent of the amount of]
8. The money in the Trust Fund may be used to pay the costs of administering the Trust Fund [.
8. ]as follows:
(a) Until the sale of the right of the State to receive 50 percent of the tobacco proceeds pursuant to section 7 of this act, not more than 2 percent of the amount of money in the Trust Fund may be used to pay the costs of administering the Trust Fund.
(b) After the sale of the right of the State to receive 50 percent of the tobacco proceeds pursuant to section 7 of this act, not more than one-half of one percent of the amount of money in the Trust Fund may be used to pay the costs of administering the Trust Fund.
9. The money in the Trust Fund remains in the Fund and”.
Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sec. 17 and adding a new section designated sec. 17, following sec. 16, to read as follows:
“Sec. 17. NRS 396.930 is hereby amended to read as follows:
396.930 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, a student may apply to the Board of Regents for a millennium scholarship if he:
(a) Has been a resident of this state for at least 2 years before he applies for the scholarship;
(b) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (c), graduated from a public or private high school in this state:
(1) After May 1, 2000 [; and
(2) Not] , but not later than May 1, 2003; or
(2) After May 1, 2003, and, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (d) of subsection 2, not more than [8] 6 years before he applies for the scholarship;
(c) Does not satisfy the requirements of paragraph (b) and:
(1) Was enrolled as a pupil in a public or private high school in this state with a class of pupils who were regularly scheduled to graduate after May 1, 2000;
(2) Received his high school diploma within [5] 4 years after he was regularly scheduled to graduate; and
(3) Applies for the scholarship not more than [8] 6 years after he was regularly scheduled to graduate from high school;
(d) Maintained [at least a 3.0 grade-point average on a 4.0 grading scale] in high school in the [core curriculum, as determined] courses designated by the Board of Regents pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 2 [;] , at least:
(1) A 3.0 grade-point average on a 4.0 grading scale, if he was a member of the graduating class of 2003 or 2004;
(2) A 3.1 grade-point average on a 4.0 grading scale, if he was a member of the graduating class of 2005 or 2006; or
(3) A 3.25 grade-point average on a 4.0 grading scale, if he was a member of the graduating class of 2007 or a later graduating class; and
(e) Is enrolled in at least:
(1) Six semester credit hours in a community college within the System; or
(2) Twelve semester credit hours in another eligible institution.
2. The Board of Regents [shall:
(a) Define] :
(a) Shall define the core curriculum that a student must complete in high school to be eligible for a millennium scholarship.
(b) [Develop] Shall develop a plan to ensure that needy students and students from families that otherwise could not afford to send their children to college receive millennium scholarships.
(c) Shall designate the courses in which a student must earn the minimum grade-point averages set forth in paragraph (d) of subsection 1.
(d) May establish criteria with respect to students who have been on active duty serving in the Armed Forces of the United States to exempt such students from the 6-year limitation on applications that is set forth in subparagraph (2) of paragraph (b) of subsection 1.
3. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (c) of subsection 1, for students who did not graduate from a public or private high school in this state and who have been residents of this state for at least 2 years, the Board of Regents shall establish:
(a) The minimum score on a standardized test that such students must receive; or
(b) Other criteria that students must meet,
FLUSH
to be eligible for millennium scholarships.
4. In awarding scholarships, the Board of Regents shall enhance its outreach to students who:
(a) Are pursuing a career in education or health care;
(b) Come from families who lack sufficient financial resources to pay for the costs of sending their children to an eligible institution; or
(c) Substantially participated in an antismoking, antidrug or antialcohol program during high school.”.
Amend sec. 18, page 10, by deleting line 19 and inserting:
“(b) [Maintain] If the student graduated from high school after May 1, 2003, maintain at least a [2.0] 2.6 grade-point average on a 4.0”.
Amend sec. 21, pages 13 and 14, by deleting lines 41 through 44 on page 13 and line 1 on page 14, and inserting:
“(c) [Actual] Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, actual costs incurred by the Health Division for providing administrative assistance to the Board . [, but in] In no event may [more than 2 percent of] the money in the Fund be used for administrative expenses or other indirect costs [.
7.]in more than the following amounts:
(1) Until the sale of the right of the State to receive 50 percent of the tobacco proceeds pursuant to section 7 of this act, not more than 2 percent of the money in the Fund may be used for administrative expenses or other indirect costs.
(2) After the sale of the right of the State to receive 50 percent of the tobacco proceeds pursuant to section 7 of this act, not more than one-half of one percent of the money in the Fund may be used for administrative expenses or other indirect costs.
8. The money in the Trust Fund remains in the Fund and”.