AMENDMENT(S) REJECTED BY THE HOUSE

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1. Line 12, Title, substitute, after income taxes

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statewide for education purposes,

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2. Line 16, Title, substitute, after projects

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and education purposes

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3. Line 75, substitute, after or city

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within the Eighth Planning District established pursuant to the Regional Cooperation Act (§ 15.2-4200 et seq.)

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which (…name of county or city…) for the most recently ended fiscal year appropriated (…amount of money…) per pupil for grades k-5; (…amount of money…) per pupil for grades 6-8 and (…amount of money…) per pupil for grades 9-12,

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For purposes of this subsection, “amount of money per pupil” means the total amount spent by the locality for elementary and secondary education, regardless of source, divided by the average daily membership in the locality.

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However, no locality can spend any of the revenue distributed under this section without meeting the following condition: the locality shall provide to parents, custodial parents or legal guardians of students residing in the locality whether or not attending the public school system but otherwise in compliance with the compulsory school attendance law a voucher or a tax credit against the local real estate tax in an amount not less than one-third or more than one-half of the average per-pupil expenditures in that school division.

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However, no locality can spend any of the revenue distributed under this section without meeting the following condition: the locality shall conduct a lottery for the public school students in the locality for the purpose of selecting students who would choose to exit the public school system to be otherwise in compliance with the compulsory school attendance law. The parents, custodial parents, or legal guardians of the students selected through the lottery shall receive from the locality a voucher or a tax credit against the local real estate tax in an amount not less than one-third or more than one-half of the average per-pupil expenditures in that school division. The locality would still receive the state share of funding for the students selected by the lottery and choosing to exit the public school system to be otherwise in compliance with the compulsory school attendance law.

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However, no locality using temporary classrooms in its public school system can spend any of the revenue distributed under this section without meeting the following condition: the locality shall conduct a lottery for the public school students in the locality for the purpose of selecting students who would choose to exit the public school system to be otherwise in compliance with the compulsory school attendance law. The parents, custodial parents, or legal guardians of the students selected through the lottery shall receive from the locality a voucher or a tax credit against the local real estate tax in an amount not less than one-third or more than one-half of the average per-pupil expenditures in that school division. The locality would still receive the state share of funding for the students selected by the lottery and choosing to exit the school system to be otherwise in compliance with the compulsory school attendance law.

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However, no locality can spend any of the revenue distributed under this section without meeting the following condition: the locality shall allow students residing in the locality but not attending the public school system but otherwise in compliance with the compulsory school attendance to attend courses offered in the public school system on a part-time basis.

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However, no locality can spend any of the revenue distributed under this section without meeting the following condition: the locality shall provide to students residing in the locality but not attending the public school system but otherwise in compliance with the compulsory school attendance law similar transportation services as provided to students attending the public school system in that public school division.

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11. Line 339, substitute, after §58.1-815.1.

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No such revenue, however, shall be used for any highway transportation project that is rated less than Service “E” projected out for three years.

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12. Line 339, substitute, after §58.1-815.1.

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No such revenue, however, shall be used for any transportation project that is rated less than Service “F” projected out for five years.