JOINT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT

We, the conferees, appointed by the respective bodies to consider and report upon the disagreeing vote on House Bill No. 1464, report as follows:

A. We recommend that the Senate Amendment be rejected.

B. We recommend that the engrossed bill be amended as follows to resolve the matter under disagreement.

1. Page 1, Engrossed Bill, line 31, after E.

strike

The

insert

By September 1, 2003, the

2. Page 1, Engrossed Bill, line 54, after line 53

insert

2. That the Board of Education shall promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of this act to be effective within 280 days of its enactment.

Respectfully submitted,

Harry B. Blevins

William C. Mims

Mary Margaret Whipple

Conferees on the part of the Senate

Charles W. Carrico, Sr.

R. Steven Landes

L. Karen Darner

Conferees on the part of the House