Amendments for HB25-1038
House Journal, February 14
39 HB25-1038 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to
40 the Committee on Appropriations with favorable
41 recommendation:
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43 Amend printed bill, page 5, line 3, strike "SHALL" and substitute "MAY".
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45 Page 5, lines 5 and 6, strike "MOST RECENT".
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47 Page 5, line 6, after "CREDIT" insert "FOR EACH SEMESTER OR TERM
48 BEGINNING WITH THE FALL 2023 SEMESTER OR TERM".
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50 Page 5, lines 11 and 12, strike "WORK-RELATED EXPERIENCES OR PRIOR
51 LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES" and substitute "THE INSTITUTION'S POLICY ON
52 WORK-RELATED EXPERIENCES OR WORK-BASED LEARNING, THE
53 INSTITUTION'S POLICY ON PRIOR LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, AND THE
54 INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED CREDENTIALS, LICENSES, OR APPRENTICESHIP
55 CERTIFICATES".
1 Page 5, lines 20 and 21, strike "SHALL UPDATE THE INFORMATION
2 REQUIRED" and substitute "MAY UPDATE THE INFORMATION IDENTIFIED".
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4 Page 5, line 25, strike "PLATFORM" and insert "PLATFORM, PENDING THE
5 AVAILABILITY OF DATA,".
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7 Page 7, strike lines 3 through 9 and substitute:
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9 "(7) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REVIEW EXISTING TRANSFER
10 RESOURCES AND POLICIES OF INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND
11 PARTICIPATING PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION TO INFORM
12 THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ONLINE PLATFORM.
13 (8) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL WORK WITH INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER
14 EDUCATION AND PARTICIPATING PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER
15 EDUCATION TO TEST THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE ONLINE PLATFORM AND
16 THE ACCURACY OF THE ONLINE PLATFORM'S CONTENT BEFORE
17 PUBLICATION.
18 (9) AS A RESOURCE FOR PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS, INFORMATION
19 PUBLISHED ON THE ONLINE PLATFORM DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A
20 GUARANTEE OF ADMISSION TO AN INSTITUTION OR A GUARANTEE THAT A
21 FIRST-TIME OR TRANSFER STUDENT MEETS CRITERIA FOR ADMISSION
22 ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION 23-1-113 OR INSTITUTION POLICY.
23 (10) THE DEPARTMENT MAY SEEK, ACCEPT, AND EXPEND GIFTS,
24 GRANTS, OR DONATIONS FROM PRIVATE OR PUBLIC SOURCES FOR THE
25 PURPOSES OF THE DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION, MANAGEMENT, AND
26 MAINTENANCE OF THE ONLINE PLATFORM. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL
27 TRANSMIT ALL MONEY RECEIVED THROUGH GIFTS, GRANTS, OR DONATIONS
28 TO THE STATE TREASURER, WHO SHALL CREDIT THE MONEY TO THE
29 POSTSECONDARY TRANSFER CREDIT PLATFORM CASH FUND, WHICH FUND
30 IS CREATED IN THE STATE TREASURY. THE FUND CONSISTS OF GIFTS,
31 GRANTS, OR DONATIONS CREDITED TO THE FUND AND ANY OTHER MONEY
32 THAT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY MAY APPROPRIATE OR TRANSFER TO THE
33 FUND. THE STATE TREASURER SHALL CREDIT ALL INTEREST AND INCOME
34 DERIVED FROM THE DEPOSIT AND INVESTMENT OF MONEY IN THE
35 POSTSECONDARY TRANSFER CREDIT PLATFORM CASH FUND TO THE FUND.
36 SUBJECT TO ANNUAL APPROPRIATION BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, THE
37 DEPARTMENT MAY EXPEND MONEY FROM THE FUND FOR THE PURPOSES OF
38 THIS SECTION.".
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