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___________________ moved that HB 1149 be amended as follows:

     On the House Education Committee engrossed bill, delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

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     Section 1. The secretary of the Department of Education may enter into agreements with the appropriate parties from the state of North Dakota to establish an enrollment options program between South Dakota and North Dakota.

     Section 2. Any agreement entered into pursuant to this Act shall specify the following:

             (1)    For students who are not residents of South Dakota, the enrollment options program applies only to a student whose resident school district borders South Dakota;

             (2)    If North Dakota sends more students to South Dakota than South Dakota sends to North Dakota, North Dakota will pay South Dakota an amount agreed upon for the excess number of students sent to South Dakota;

             (3)    If South Dakota sends more students to North Dakota than North Dakota sends to South Dakota, South Dakota will pay North Dakota an amount agreed upon for the excess number of students sent to North Dakota.

     Section 3. Any agreement entered into pursuant to this Act shall specify the application procedures for the enrollment options program between South Dakota and North Dakota.

     Section 4. Any agreement entered into pursuant to this Act shall specify the reasons for which an application for the enrollment options program between South Dakota and North Dakota may be denied.

     Section 5. Any agreement entered into pursuant to this Act shall specify that a South Dakota school district is not responsible for transportation for any resident student attending school in North Dakota under the provisions of this Act. However, a South Dakota school district may, at its discretion, provide transportation services for such a student.

     Section 6. Any agreement entered into pursuant to this Act may specify additional terms relating to any student in need of special education or special education and related services pursuant to chapter 13-37.

     Section 7. For the purposes of state aid to education distributed pursuant to chapter 13-13, any student sent to South Dakota from North Dakota is included in the receiving school district's average daily membership.

     Section 8. For the purposes of state aid to education distributed pursuant to chapter 13-13, any student sent to North Dakota from South Dakota may not be included in the resident school district's average daily membership.

     Section 9. Any student whose resident school district does not receive state aid to education under the provisions of chapter 13-13 or 13-37 may not attend school in North Dakota unless the student's resident school district pays the State of South Dakota an amount equal to the per student allocation as defined in chapter 13-13 or 13-37 for each student sent to North Dakota.

     Section 10. The Department of Education may promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 to establish procedures relating to the application process and the collection or payment of funds under the provisions of any agreement established pursuant to this Act.