1. a) An eligible applicant may also be a partnership of eligible entities.

   1. 1) If a joint application is submitted, then an administrative agent shall be designated and the application shall be signed by the authorized official of each entity that is a participant.
   2. 2) A school district or other eligible entity shall only participate in one proposal for a specific program.
   3. b) No application shall be considered unless it includes a written statement by the authorized representative of the collective bargaining unit, if any, of each participating entity concurring with its submission.
   4. c) Each eligible applicant shall propose to serve at least 10 new teachers. Eligible applicants with fewer than 10 new teachers may participate as part of a joint application. (See Section 65.130(b).)

Eligible applicants are defined in Section 65.5.

(Source: Amended at 46 Ill. Reg. 13208, effective July 13, 2022)