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| 4.__Fund eligibility.__The fund is available solely to fund | proposed efficiency projects jointly presented in a collaborative | application pursuant to subsections 6 to 10 by one or more school | administrative units.__School administrative units may contract | with nongovernmental organizations and individuals for the purpose | of carrying out projects supported by the fund. |
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| | 5. Establishment of review panel; review and decision on grant | applications.__The Governor shall appoint the following members | to serve as the review panel, which, in accordance with rules | developed by the department pursuant to subsection 11, shall | review, prioritize among and award applications for competitive | grants made pursuant to subsections 6 to 9: |
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| A.__One representative of the department; |
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| B.__One representative of the state board; |
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| C.__One representative of a private financial institution | with expertise in the areas of business finance, commercial | loans and return on investment; |
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| D.__One representative recommended by the Maine Education | Association who formerly served as a public school teacher | in Maine; and |
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| E.__Two representatives recommended by the Maine School | Management Association, one of whom formerly served as a | school superintendent in Maine and one of whom formerly | served as an elected school board member or school district | representative in Maine. |
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| The Governor's appointments must be characterized by broad | geographic representation. |
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| | 6. Competitive grants; standard of qualification. In seeking | competitive awards from the fund, each application for a grant to | fund or partially fund an efficiency project must contain | sufficient information so that the review panel established in | subsection 5 can identify: |
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| A.__The nature, scope and timing of the entire efficiency | project, including all proposed programmatic and governance | changes, school administrative unit or school district | reconfigurations, system restructurings, employment | reconfigurations and capital or infrastructure investments; |
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| B.__The total cost of the efficiency project, including the | dollar value of the grant request and all other funds and | in-kind services contributed by the applicants and other | sources; |
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