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".