evidence_text: Rep. Whiteford moved to amend the bill as follows:
  
  1. Amend page 241, line 1, by striking out “ $2,500,000.00 ” and inserting “ $1,500,000.00 ” and adjusting the totals in section 11 and enacting section 1 accordingly.
  
  2. Amend page 241, line 1, after “ the ” by striking out the balance of the line through “ budget, ” on line 3 and inserting “ department to select a vendor through a competitive bid process to ”.
  
  3. Amend page 241, line 5, after “ (a) ” by striking out “ Streamline ” and inserting “ Develop a strategy to streamline ”.
  
  4. Amend page 241, line 10, after “ Develop ” by inserting “ recommendations for ”.
  
  5. Amend page 241, line 19, after “ develop ” by inserting “ recommendations for ”.
  
  6. Amend page 242, following line 6, by inserting:
  
  “ (4) The center, to the extent practicable, shall provide data requested by the vendor selected under subsection (1) to the vendor.
  
  (5) In its evaluation of vendors through the competitive bid process under subsection (1), the department shall consider at least all of the following criteria:
  
  (a) The vendor’s knowledge of this state’s K to 12 system.
  
  (b) The vendor’s knowledge of center and National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) data.
  
  (c) The vendor’s knowledge of existing K to 12 reports.
  
  (d) The vendor’s knowledge of existing K to 12 technology systems.
  
  (e) The vendor’s knowledge of reporting, information technology, and benchmarking best practices.
  
  (f) The vendor’s expertise in providing advice to this state’s K to 12 systems on efficiency measures. ”.
  
  The motion prevailed and the amendments were adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.