Amend CSSB 583 as follows:
      (1)  On page 3, line 7, strike "44.041" and substitute
"44.042".
      (2)  On page 15, between lines 20 and 21, insert the
following:
      Sec. 44.041.  CONTRACTS FOR FACILITIES:  CLASSROOM
CONSTRUCTION.  (a) A school district located in a county with a
population of 1,000,000 or more which proposes to contract for the
construction of classroom facilities, other than temporary
facilities, shall first estimate the actual or anticipated number
of students to be accommodated by the new facilities.
      (b)  In order to provide the best value for the district in
the use of its funds, including reducing the unnecessary
construction of classroom facilities, before contracting for the
construction of additional classroom facilities, the district shall
make available to the parent of any child enrolled in the district
a scholarship for the child to attend a private school selected by
the parent.
      (c)  The number of scholarships that can be awarded under
this section shall be limited to the district's estimate of the
number of students that will be accomodated by the proposed
classroom facilities under subsection (a).  If there are more
applicants than available scholarships, a random method of
selection shall be utilized to determine recipients.
      (d)  The district shall determine the amount of the
scholarship, but in no event shall it be less than 80% of the
district's average expenditure per pupil for the child's grade
level.  If the private school tuition is less than the scholarship,
the difference shall revert to the district.
      (e)  The parent may supplement the scholarship to pay for
private school tuition that is greater than the scholarship.
However, no private school may charge tuition to a child under this
section greater than its average tuition for all other students.
      (f)  A scholarship offered under this section is good until
the child graduates from high school or until it is voluntarily
surrendered by the parent.
      (g)  If after evaluating the impact of the scholarships on
its classroom needs the district determines that the construction
of classroom facilities offers the best value to the district, the
district may proceed with the contracting and construction of the
classroom facilities proposed under subsection (a) as otherwise
authorized by law.
      (h)  The commissioner shall adopt rules for the
implementation of this section.
      (3)  On page 15, line 21, strike "44.041" and substitute
"44.042".