(a) The Commission for Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation shall develop by rule, and the Division of Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation shall administer, the Public School Nurse Facility and Equipment Grant Pilot Program to provide state financial assistance to eligible school districts for the purpose of providing appropriate nursing facilities and equipment.
(b) The eligibility criteria developed by the commission shall include without limitation:
(1) School district size, including declining enrollment or enrollment growth;
(2) Current school district nursing facilities and equipment; and
(3) School district resources.
(c) A school district applying to the division for a grant shall provide the division with:
(1) The estimated cost of the project;
(2) The amount of school district resources available for the project, if any;
(3) The school district fund balances;
(4) Efforts made by the school district to develop and provide local resources; and
(5) How state financial participation, if granted, will support the prudent and resourceful expenditure of state funds and will improve the school district's ability to provide appropriate nursing facilities and equipment.
(d) The pilot program shall expire on July 1, 2017.
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