1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 601 as follows:
1.2Page 3, line 23, delete the new language and reinstate the stricken language
1.3Page 3, line 27, strike "August 31" and insert "September 1"
1.4Page 4, line 5, strike "school readiness" and insert "school-based"
1.5Page 4, line 23, after the second comma, insert "pay for any parental co-payments
1.6or other fees or charges on behalf of an eligible family,"
1.7Page 4, line 35, delete the new language and reinstate the stricken language
1.8Page 5, line 3, after the third period, insert "(a)"
1.9Page 5, after line 4, insert:
1.10"(b) Each of the three exploratory projects may use up to eight percent of the grant
1.11funds received under this section for administration and implementation activities. The
1.12commissioner of human services may use up to five percent of the funds appropriated for
1.13this section for administration and implementation activities."
1.14Page 5, after line 5, insert:

1.15    "Sec. 5. PREKINDERGARTEN EXPLORATORY PROJECTS; CARRY
1.16FORWARD AUTHORITY.
1.17Notwithstanding any law or rule to the contrary, appropriations for prekindergarten
1.18exploratory projects under Laws 2007, chapter 147, article 2, section 62, are available
1.19until expended."
1.20Page 5, line 10, after the second period, insert "To the extent possible, the
1.21commissioner shall use federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 funds
1.22under Public Law 111-5 instead of general fund appropriations."
1.23Page 5, line17, after the period, insert: "To the extent possible, the commissioner
1.24shall use federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 funds under Public
1.25Law 111-5 instead of general fund appropriations."
2.1Page 5, line 21, after the second period, insert: "To the extent possible, the
2.2commissioner shall use federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 funds
2.3under Public Law 111-5 instead of general fund appropriations."
2.4Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
2.5Amend the title accordingly