___________________ moved that HB 1205 be amended as follows:
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Section
1.
A task force is hereby created to examine possible approaches to reducing the number
of school districts in the state of South Dakota, and to recommend how the reduction is best
accomplished. The task force is authorized to enter into a contract with a private or public entity to
conduct a study on reducing the number of school districts in the state. The public or private entity
shall present the results of the study to the task force for its consideration. The task force shall
complete its work by October 31, 2003 and submit to the Legislature no more than three alternative
plans to reduce the number of school districts in the state.
Section
2.
The task force shall consist of fifteen legislators to be appointed as follows:
Section
4.
The Legislative Research Council shall approve vouchers and the state auditor shall
draw warrants to pay expenditures authorized by this Act.
Section
5.
Any amounts appropriated in this Act not lawfully expended or obligated by June 30,
2004, shall revert in accordance with
§
4-8-21."