Senate Amendment 57
S 39 - Session 125 (2023-2024)
Educational Scholarship Trust Fund

Senator Fanning proposes the following amendment (LC-39.VR0155S):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 1, by striking Section 59-8-115(B) and inserting:

(B)(1) Pursuant to the timeline established pursuant to subsection (A), the department shall: (a) process applications in the order in which they are received, after a preference has been extended to all prior-year participants and their respective siblings; and

(b) enroll and issue award letters within thirty days of the deadline for receipt of completed applications and all required documentation.

(2) If the number of applications exceeds the capacity of a program, class, grade level, or building, students must be accepted by lot, and there is no appeal to the sponsor.