Amend SB 1328 as follows: (1) On page 1, SECTION 1, Sec. 13C(a), line 22, add the following after the word "Act": , unless the college elects, in accordance with procedures adopted by the trustee, to permit those employees to participate in those programs. (2) On page 1, starting on line 42, delete SECTION 3, and insert the following in lieu thereof: SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 1997, and applies only to an employee of a public community/junior college who is newly hired by the college on or after September 1, 1997. An employee described in Section 13C and who is an employee of the college on August 31, 1997.