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The amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows:

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The amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows:

Vote date
2023-05-11
Chamber
senate
Result
failed
Yeas
18
Nays
20
Excused
0
Not voting
0
Related measure
measure-5813
Related sitting
sitting-591

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Chamber
senate
Context text
(6) A child to whom all of the following apply is an eligible child under this section: (a) The child is enrolled in kindergarten or any of grades 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 in a district. (b) The child is less than proficient in reading, based on available assessment data, including benchmark assessment data and state summative assessment data. (c) The child has applied for a reading scholarship through the grant program described in subsection (2) through the application process described in subsection (5). (7) From the funding allocated under subsection (1), an amount not to exceed $1,000,000.00 may be utilized by Grand Valley State University for administrative costs associated with the administration of the grant program described in subsection (2). Grand Valley State University may charge a fee not exceeding 3% of the total administrative costs associated with the administration of the grant program described in subsection (2) for each application submitted through the process described in subsection (5). (8) Each district shall notify the parent and legal guardian of each eligible child enrolled in the district that his or her child meets the criteria of an eligible child under this section. (9) If the funds allocated under this section are insufficient to provide for reading scholarships under this section in an amount equal to $1,000.00 for each eligible child, Grand Valley State University shall prorate the reading scholarships awarded under this section on an equal dollar basis. ” and adjusting the totals in section 11 and enacting section 1 accordingly. 2. Amend page 285, line 25, by removing section 74b from the bill and adjusting the totals in section 11 and enacting section 1 accordingly. The question being on the adoption of the amendments, Senator Lauwers requested the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered, 1/5 of the members present voting therefor. The amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows:
Excused
0
Measure id
measure-5813
Motion text
The amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows:
Nays
20
Not voting
0
Result
failed
Sitting id
sitting-591
Vote date
2023-05-11
Vote id
vote-7050
Vote number
272
Yeas
18

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