COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AMENDMENTS TO H.B. 2152
(Reference to printed bill)
Page 1, line 4, after "intent" insert "; report"
Line 7, strike "cultivate" insert "administer a grant program charged with the cultivation of"
Line 8, after "state" insert "with the intent to build STEM networks and hubs to leverage assets on every level of a community with this funding that gives priority to rural and semirural areas"
Between lines 9 and 10, insert:
"1. Entities in a county that have an established network of cross-institutional partners from business, education, community and government."
Renumber to conform
Line 10, after "districts" insert "for the purpose of teacher training in STEM literacy"
Line 11, after "programs" insert "that cultivate a community STEM network"
Strike lines 12 and 13
Line 14, after "institutions" insert "that offer workforce development in STEM fields"
Line 15, after "competencies" insert "as recognized by the authority"
After line 21, insert:
"D. For the purposes of categorizing rural and semirural areas, the authority shall use the United States department of agriculture's most recent rural-urban continuum code scheme. The authority shall consider codes 1 and 2 as "urban", codes 3, 4 and 5 as "semirural" and codes 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 as "rural".
E. On or before December 31, 2020, the authority shall submit a report to the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives on the distribution of monies and provide a copy of this report to the secretary of state."
Amend title to conform