R277-526-5. State Board of Education Staff/Committee Responsibilities

  (1) The committee shall consist of:

  (a) one representative of the Board designated by the Board;

  (b) one representative of the Board of Regents designated by the Board of Regents;

  (c) one representative of the largest parent/teacher association in the state;

  (d) no more than two additional representatives of the general public designated by the Board.

  (2) The committee shall receive completed applications from LEAs consistent with R277-526-4.

  (3) The committee shall determine funding for applicants from applications received from LEAs after considering the number of applications received and the amount of funding available.

  (4) The committee may develop and consider additional selection criteria including:

  (a) support from the recommending LEA; and

  (b) geographical distribution of recipients.

  (5) The committee shall provide names of scholarship recipients to the Board for review and comment by August 1, annually.

  (6) The committee or the Board may require a summary assessment of the increased number of paraeducators who become educators and other program results from participating scholarship recipients and LEAs.