HOUSE AMENDMENT
    229-195AX-38                            Bill No. CS/CS/HB 1509
    Amendment No. 1 (for drafter's use only)
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11  Representative(s) Diaz-Balart and Wiles offered the following:
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13         Amendment 
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15  remove from the bill:  all of said lines
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17  and insert in lieu thereof:  
18         (7)  A minimum of 55 percent of the new awards from
19  funds provided in the General Appropriations Act for
20  fellowships and fee waivers shall be used only to support:
21         (a)  Upper-division students or graduate students
22  formally admitted to a degree program in one of the following
23  disciplines:
24         1.  Computer and information sciences.
25         2.  Engineering.
26         3.  Engineering technology.
27         4.  Biological sciences/life sciences.
28         5.  Mathematics.
29         6.  Physical sciences.
30         7.  Health professions and related sciences.
31         (b)  Upper-division students or master's level students
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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT
    229-195AX-38                            Bill No. CS/CS/HB 1509
    Amendment No. 1 (for drafter's use only)
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 4  The State University System shall report annually to the
 5  Legislature the distribution of fellowships and fee waivers
 6  provided, including, but not limited to, the number of awards,
 7  the dollar value of the awards, student level, student
 8  discipline, and the number and percent of award recipients
 9  remaining in the state following graduation who are employed
10  in the field directly related to the discipline for which the
11  award was received.
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