Senate File 475 H-1343 Amend Senate File 475, as amended, passed, and reprinted by 1 the Senate, as follows: 2 1. Page 7, by striking lines 5 through 7 and inserting: 3 < NEW PARAGRAPH . c. (1) For the school year beginning July 4 1, 2017, and ending June 30, 2018, the department of education 5 shall establish a pilot program in which, notwithstanding 6 paragraph “b” , subparagraph (1), not more than two school 7 districts, located in the counties of Clarke, Lucas, Marion, 8 Decatur, or Wayne, that otherwise meet the requirements of this 9 section, may enter into a sharing > 10 2. Page 7, line 16, after < pupils. > by inserting < The 11 department shall develop an application procedure and 12 criteria for the approval of applications submitted under this 13 paragraph. The department shall submit to the general assembly 14 by December 1, 2019, a report summarizing the results of the 15 pilot project and including the department’s findings and 16 recommendations. 17 (2) This paragraph “c” is repealed July 1, 2020. > 18 3. By renumbering as necessary. 19 ______________________________ MASCHER of Johnson -1- SF475.2228 (3) 87 kh/rj 1/ 1 #1. #2. #3.