1. (a) An application form shall be sent to each school district superintendent that does not employ a full-time school nurse.

   1. (1) The original application and one (1) copy shall be submitted to the program administrator by the indicated deadline date.
   2. (2) The signature of the superintendent of the local educational agency shall appear on the application.

2. (b) Grant applications shall be read, evaluated, and scored by a committee of school nurses employed outside the State Department of Education.

   1. (1) Members of the review committee shall not evaluate an application from his or her own district.

   2. (2) Each application shall be evaluated in the following areas:

      1. (A) Applicants eligibility to apply under the statutory priorities;
      2. (B) Statement of Need;
      3. (C) Specific activities for the implementation of the six (6) components described in the "Guidelines for Implementation of the Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation School Program;" and
      4. (D) Budget.
3. (c) After evaluation, the State Superintendent shall recommend to the State Board of Education those applications which have been determined to be eligible for funding.

4. (d) Each grantee shall:

   1. (1) Utilize training, technical assistance, and materials provided by the State Department of Health to develop, implement, and evaluate the comprehensive evidence-based tobacco use prevention and cessation program approved in the application.
   2. (2) Provide all requested reports.

Added at 18 Ok Reg 757, eff 1-24-01 (emergency)

Added at 18 Ok Reg 3007, eff 7-12-01