evidence_text: Senator Albert offered the following amendments:
  
  1. Amend page 162, line 4, after “ 2025-2026 ” by inserting a comma and “ and from the general fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated $28,000,000.00 for 2025-2026, ” and adjusting the totals in section 11 and enacting section 1 accordingly.
  
  2. Amend page 162, line 5, after “districts,” by inserting “nonpublic schools,”.
  
  3. Amend page 162, line 13, after “money” by inserting “and general fund money”.
  
  4. Amend page 164, line 21, after the second “district,” by inserting “nonpublic school,”.
  
  5. Amend page 164, line 23, by inserting “nonpublic school,”.
  
  6. Amend page 164, line 27, after the second “district,” by inserting “nonpublic school,”.
  
  7. Amend page 165, line 1, after the second “district,” by inserting “nonpublic school,”.
  
  8. Amend page 165, line 7, after “district,” by inserting “nonpublic school,”.
  
  9. Amend page 165, line 22, after “funding.” by inserting “By December 31 of each fiscal year, from the general fund money allocated in subsection (1), the department shall make payments to nonpublic schools that opt in and agree to receive funding in an equal amount per pupil based on the total number of pupils in membership in each nonpublic school that opts in and agrees to receive funding, using pupil counts determined by the department. The department shall ensure that the amount per pupil paid to nonpublic schools does not exceed the amount per pupil paid to districts and intermediate districts.”.
  
  10. Amend page 166, line 2, after “districts,” by striking “ and ”.
  
  11. Amend page 166, line 3, after “Blind” by inserting a comma and “and nonpublic schools”.
  
  12. Amend page 328, line 8, after the second “districts” by inserting a comma and “and from the general fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated $600,000.00 for 2024-2025 2025-2026 for competitive grants to nonpublic schools,”.
  
  13. Amend page 328, line 28, after “districts” by inserting a comma and “nonpublic schools,”.
  
  14. Amend page 329, line 21, after the first “districts” by inserting a comma and “nonpublic schools,”.
  
  15. Amend page 330, line 23, after the first “district” by inserting a comma and “nonpublic school,”.
  
  16. Amend page 330, line 26, after “district” by inserting a comma and “nonpublic school,”.
  
  17. Amend page 330, line 27, after the second “district” by inserting a comma and “nonpublic school,”.
  
  18. Amend page 331, line 7, after “districts” by inserting a comma and “nonpublic schools,”.
  
  19. Amend page 331, line 10, after “districts” by inserting a comma and “nonpublic schools,”.
  
  20. Amend page 331, line 14, after “districts” by inserting a comma and “nonpublic schools,”.
  
  21. Amend page 331, following line 17, by inserting:
  
  “(6) A nonpublic school that receives a grant under this section may use the funds for either robotics or Science Olympiad programs.
  
  (7) To be eligible to receive funds under this section, a nonpublic school must be a nonpublic school registered with the department and must meet all applicable state reporting requirements for nonpublic schools.” and renumbering the remaining subsections.
  
  22. Amend page 331, line 26, after the first “district” by inserting a comma and “nonpublic school,”.
  
  23. Amend page 331 line 28, after “district” by inserting a comma and “nonpublic school,”.
  
  24. Amend page 401, following line 21, by inserting:
  
  “Sec. 152b. (1) From the general fund money appropriated under section 11, there is allocated an amount not to exceed $1,000,000.00 for 2024-2025 2025-2026 to reimburse actual costs incurred by nonpublic schools in complying with a health, safety, or welfare requirement mandated by a law or administrative rule of this state.
  
  (2) By January 1 of each applicable fiscal year, the department shall publish a form for reporting actual costs incurred by a nonpublic school in complying with a health, safety, or welfare requirement mandated under state law containing each health, safety, or welfare requirement mandated by a law or administrative rule of this state applicable to a nonpublic school and with a reference to each relevant provision of law or administrative rule for the requirement. The form must be posted on the department’s website in electronic form.
  
  (3) By June 30 of each applicable fiscal year, a nonpublic school seeking reimbursement for actual costs incurred in complying with a health, safety, or welfare requirement under a law or administrative rule of this state during each applicable school year must submit a completed form described in subsection (2) to the department. This section does not require a nonpublic school to submit a form described in subsection (2). A nonpublic school is not eligible for reimbursement under this section if the nonpublic school does not submit the form described in subsection (2) in a timely manner.
  
  (4) By August 15 of each applicable fiscal year, the department shall distribute funds to each nonpublic school that submits a completed form described under subsection (2) in a timely manner. The superintendent shall determine the amount of funds to be paid to each nonpublic school in an amount that does not exceed the nonpublic school’s actual costs in complying with a health, safety, or welfare requirement under a law or administrative rule of this state. The superintendent shall calculate a nonpublic school’s actual cost in accordance with this section.
  
  (5) If the funds allocated under this section are insufficient to fully fund payments as otherwise calculated under this section, the department shall distribute funds under this section on a prorated or other equitable basis as determined by the superintendent.
  
  (6) The department may review the records of a nonpublic school submitting a form described in subsection (2) only for the limited purpose of verifying the nonpublic school’s compliance with this section. If a nonpublic school does not allow the department to review records under this subsection, the nonpublic school is not eligible for reimbursement under this section.
  
  (7) The funds appropriated under this section are for purposes that are incidental to teaching and the provision of educational services to nonpublic school students; that are noninstructional in nature; that do not constitute a primary function or element necessary for a nonpublic school’s existence, operation, and survival; that do not involve or result in excessive religious entanglement; and that are intended for the public purpose of ensuring the health, safety, and welfare of the children in nonpublic schools and to reimburse nonpublic schools for costs described in this section.
  
  (8) Funds allocated under this section are not intended to aid or maintain any nonpublic school, support the attendance of any student at a nonpublic school, employ any person at a nonpublic school, support the attendance of any student at any location where instruction is offered to a nonpublic school student, or support the employment of any person at any location where instruction is offered to a nonpublic school student.
  
  (9) For purposes of this section, “actual cost” means the hourly wage for the employee or employees performing a task or tasks required to comply with a health, safety, or welfare requirement under a law or administrative rule of this state identified by the department under subsection (2) and is to be calculated in accordance with the form published by the department under subsection (2), which must include a detailed itemization of costs. The nonpublic school shall not charge more than the hourly wage of its lowest-paid employee capable of performing a specific task regardless of whether that individual is available and regardless of who actually performs a specific task. Labor costs under this subsection must be estimated and charged in increments of 15 minutes or more, with all partial time increments rounded down. When calculating costs under subsection (4), fee components must be itemized in a manner that expresses both the hourly wage and the number of hours charged. The nonpublic school may not charge any applicable labor charge amount to cover or partially cover the cost of health or fringe benefits. A nonpublic school shall not charge any overtime wages in the calculation of labor costs.
  
  (10) Training fees, inspection fees, and criminal background check fees are considered actual costs in complying with a health, safety, or welfare requirement under a law or administrative rule of this state.
  
  (11) The funds allocated under this section for 2024-2025 are a work project appropriation, and any unexpended funds for 2024-2025 are carried forward into 2025-2026. The purpose of the work project is to continue to reimburse nonpublic schools for actual costs incurred in complying with a health, safety, or welfare requirement mandated by a law or administrative rule of this state. The estimated completion date of the work project is September 30, 2026.
  
  (12) The funds allocated under this section for 2025-2026 are a work project appropriation, and any unexpended funds for 2025-2026 are carried forward into 2026-2027. The purpose of the work project is to continue to reimburse nonpublic schools for actual costs incurred in complying with a health, safety, or welfare requirement mandated by a law or administrative rule of this state. The estimated completion date of the work project is September 30, 2027.
  
  (13) (12) The department shall reimburse nonpublic schools for actual costs incurred in complying with health, safety, or welfare requirements under a law or administrative rule of this state from 2017-2018 through 2022-2023 using work project funds or, if those funds are insufficient to fund reimbursements under this subsection, from the allocation under subsection (1).”.
  
  The amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.