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This document is a Contract Amendment #2 between the Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges (representing Chadron State, Peru State, and Wayne State Colleges) and Hand County Research Company, LLC. The amendment modifies an original contract first executed in June 2019 and subsequently amended in January 2020, with both parties identified as the Nebraska State College System (NSCS) and the Contractor.

The amendment focuses on Term 5, which is now titled the "Degree Attainment Dashboard" - an interactive data tool designed to summarize degree attainment levels for Nebraska and other U.S. states. The dashboard will allow for detailed comparisons of state-level degree attainment rates, utilizing macroeconomic indicators and data primarily sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey PUMS files. The contract amendment increases the payment for this dashboard service from $7,000 to $12,000, raising the total consulting services and data tool completion amount from $44,000 to $49,000. The amendment was signed on 4.7.2020 by representatives from both the Contractor and the Nebraska State College System.