HOUSE AMENDMENT
                                                Bill No. CS/HB 271   Barcode 072179
    Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)
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11  Representative(s) Gelber offered the following:
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13         Amendment 
14         On page 2, lines 16-20,
15  remove from the bill:  remove all of said lines
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17  and insert in lieu thereof:  (c)  "Eligible nonprofit
18  scholarship funding organization" means a charitable
19  organization that is exempt from federal income tax pursuant
20  to s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and, in the
21  administration of educational scholarships, does not
22  discriminate upon the basis of religious conviction, race,
23  color, sex, national origin, or physical disability, except
24  that the mere separation of the sexes shall not be considered
25  discrimination.  An eligible nonprofit scholarship funding
26  organization shall provide educational scholarships that allow
27  students to attend any eligible nonpublic school of their
28  parent's choice and shall not prohibit parental choice by
29  limiting scholarships to any school.  In addition, an eligible
30  organization shall comply with the provisions of subsection
31  (4).
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