AMENDMENT FOR PRINTED BILL
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___________________ moved that HB 1073 be amended as follows:

     On the printed bill, delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

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     Section  1.  That § 13-6-92 be amended to read as follows:

     13-6-92.   If two or more school districts consolidate after July 1, 2001 and before July 1, 2008 , the new school district is entitled to an additional three hundred dollars per average daily membership as defined in § 13-13-10.1, up to a maximum of four hundred average daily membership from each school district or partial school district as it existed prior to consolidation for the first year after consolidation. If two or more school districts consolidate after July 1, 2001 and before July 1, 2008 , the new school district is entitled to an additional two hundred dollars per average daily membership as defined in § 13-13-10.1, up to a maximum of four hundred average daily membership from each school district or partial school district as it existed prior to consolidation for the second year after consolidation. If two or more school districts consolidate after July 1, 2001 and before July 1, 2008 , the new school district is entitled to an additional one hundred dollars per average daily membership as defined in § 13-13-10.1, up to a maximum of four hundred average daily membership from each school district or partial school district as it existed prior to consolidation for the third year after consolidation.

     Section  2.  That § 13-6-92 be amended to read as follows:

     13-6-92.   If two or more school districts consolidate after July 1, 2001 2008 , the new school district is entitled to an additional three two hundred dollars per average daily membership as defined in § 13-13-10.1, up to a maximum of four hundred average daily membership from each school district or partial school district as it existed prior to consolidation for the first year after consolidation. If two or more school districts consolidate after July 1, 2001 2008 , the new school district is entitled to an additional two one hundred dollars per average daily membership as defined in § 13-13-10.1, up to a maximum of four hundred average daily membership from each school district or partial school district as it existed prior to consolidation for the second year after consolidation. If two or more school districts consolidate after July 1, 2001, the new school district is entitled to an additional one hundred dollars per average daily membership as defined in § 13-13- 10.1, up to a maximum of four hundred average daily membership from each school district or partial school district as it existed prior to consolidation for the third year after consolidation.

     Section  3.  That § 13-13-1.4 be amended to read as follows:

     13-13-1.4.   If two or more school districts consolidate, for a period of four years after consolidation, the adjusted average daily membership for the newly formed district shall be based upon the average daily membership as defined in § 13-13-10.1 of those school districts that have not previously benefited from this section as they existed prior to consolidation. In years two to four, inclusive, after the consolidation, the relationship between the adjusted average daily membership and average daily membership shall be proportional to the relationship that existed for the first year .
In years one to four, inclusive, after the consolidation of two or more school districts, the adjusted average daily membership for the newly formed district shall be calculated as follows:

            
    (1)    Calculate adjusted average daily membership pursuant to § 13-13-10.1;
             (2)    Calculate the adjusted average daily membership of the school districts as they existed prior to the consolidation;
             (3)    Subtract the results of subdivision (1) from the results of subdivision 2;
             (4)    Multiply the results of subdivision (3) by eighty percent in the first year; sixty percent in the second year; forty percent in the third year; and twenty percent in the fourth year;
             (5)    Add the results of subdivision (1) and the results of subdivision (4).

     Section  4.  That § 13-13-1.5 be repealed.

     13-13-1.5.   In years five to eight, inclusive, after the consolidation of two or more school districts, the adjusted average daily membership for the newly formed district shall be calculated as follows:

             (1)      Calculate adjusted average daily membership pursuant to § 13-13-10.1;
             (2)      Notwithstanding the four-year time limit, calculate adjusted average daily membership pursuant to § 13-13-1.4;
             (3)      Subtract the results of subdivision (1) from the results of subdivision (2);
             (4)      Multiply the results of subdivision (3) by eighty percent in the fifth year, sixty percent in the sixth year, forty percent in the seventh year, and twenty percent in the eighth year;
             (5)      Add the results of subdivision (1) and the results of subdivision (4).

     Section  5.  That § 13-13-1.6 be amended to read as follows:

     13-13-1.6.   If two or more school districts consolidate, for a period of four years after consolidation, the newly formed district may opt to have its state aid calculated based on the school districts as they existed prior to consolidation. In years two to four, inclusive, after the consolidation of two or more school districts, all factors relevant to the calculation of state aid pursuant to chapter 13-13 of the former districts may be based upon a pro-rata share of the relevant factors of the newly formed district as compared to the relevant factors of the former districts in the first year. Any district that opts to benefit from this section shall notify the secretary of the Department of Education of its intent to do so as part of its reorganization plan. A district that benefits from this section may not benefit from § 13-13-10.1 or 13-13-1.5 13-13-1.4 simultaneously, or in future years. For any district opting to benefit from this section, state aid shall be calculated as follows:

             (1)    Calculate state aid pursuant to § 13-13-73;
             (2)    Calculate state aid on the school districts as they existed prior to the consolidation;
             (3)    Subtract the results of subdivision (1) from the results of subdivision (2);
             (4)    Multiply the results of subdivision (3) by eighty percent in the first year; sixty percent in the second year; forty percent in the third year; and twenty percent in the fourth year;
             (5)    Add the results of subdivision (1) and the results of subdivision (4).

     Section  6.  That § 13-13-1.7 be repealed.

     13-13-1.7.   In years five to eight, inclusive, after the consolidation of two or more school districts that opted to benefit from § 13-13-1.6, state aid shall be calculated as follows:

             (1)      Calculate state aid pursuant to § 13-13-73;
             (2)      Notwithstanding the four-year time limit, calculate state aid pursuant to § 13-13-1.6;
             (3)      Subtract the results of subdivision (1) from the results of subdivision (2);
             (4)      Multiply the results of subdivision (3) by eighty percent in the fifth year, sixty percent in the sixth year, forty percent in the seventh year, and twenty percent in the eighth year;
             (5)      Add the results of subdivision (1) and the results of subdivision (4).

     Section  7.  Sections 2 through 6, inclusive, of this Act are effective July 1, 2008. "