evidence_text: Senator Albert offered the following amendment:
  
  1. Amend page 312, line 20, by striking out all of subsection (11) and inserting:
  
  “ (11) In addition to the funds allocated under subsection (2), from the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated an amount not to exceed $17,000,000.00 for 2026-2027 only to intermediate districts described in this subsection. For any intermediate district where the calculation under subsection (9) results in a number that is less than the amount the intermediate district received under this section in 2025-2026, the department shall make an additional payment to that intermediate district in an amount equal to 75% of the difference between the current year payment and the total payment received in 2025-2026. It is the intent of the legislature that the percent in the previous sentence will be 50% in 2027-2028 and 25% in 2028-2029.
  
  (12) The funds in subsection (11) for 2026-2027 are a work project appropriation, and any unexpended funds for 2026-2027 are carried forward into 2027-2028. The purpose of the work project is to continue support for intermediate district special education programs. The estimated completion date of the work project is September 30, 2031. ” and adjusting the totals in section 11 and enacting section 1 accordingly.
  
  The amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.