| 1 | Representative(s) Pickens offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment to Amendment (092171) |
| 4 | Remove line(s) 1093-1117 and insert: |
| 5 | notarized scholarship compliance statement certifying the level |
| 6 | of background screening, level 1 or level 2, that the school |
| 7 | requires of its employees and certifying compliance with state |
| 8 | laws relating to private school participation in the scholarship |
| 9 | program. |
| 10 | (g) Provide notification to the parents of scholarship |
| 11 | participants and applicants as to whether the school conducts a |
| 12 | level 1 or level 2 background screening on employees who have |
| 13 | unsupervised direct contact with students. |
| 14 | (h) Demonstrate fiscal soundness and accountability by: |
| 15 | 1. Being in operation for at least 3 school years or |
| 16 | obtaining a surety bond or letter of credit for the amount equal |
| 17 | to the scholarship funds for any quarter and filing the surety |
| 18 | bond or letter of credit with the department. |
| 19 | 2. Requiring the parent of each scholarship student to |
| 20 | personally restrictively endorse the scholarship warrant to the |
| 21 | school. The school may not act as attorney in fact for the |
| 22 | parent of a scholarship student under the authority of a power |
| 23 | of attorney executed by such parent, or under any other |
| 24 | authority, to endorse scholarship warrants on behalf of such |
| 25 | parent. |
| 26 | (i) Meet applicable state and local health, safety, and |
| 27 | welfare laws, codes, and rules, including: |
| 28 | 1. Fire safety. |
| 29 | 2. Building safety. |
| 30 | (j) Employ or contract with teachers who hold |
| 31 | baccalaureate or higher degrees, have at least 3 years of |
| 32 | teaching experience in public or private schools, or have |
| 33 | special skills, knowledge, or expertise that qualifies them to |
| 34 | provide instruction in subjects taught. |
| 35 | (k) Require each individual with direct student contact |