1. (a) The local governing body will submit applications for the program to the Director of the Texas Military Preparedness Commission.
2. (b) Applications or additional information received after the application deadline will not be considered.

3. (c) The Texas Military Preparedness Commission will:

   1. (1) Publicize the program to potential applicants and provide grant solicitation information; and
   2. (2) Evaluate each application for completeness.
4. (d) The Commission may assist a local government entity in applying for a grant.

5. (e) The Director will:

   1. (1) Appoint a review panel consisting of himself and two to four full-time employees from the Office of the Governor evaluate applications; and
   2. (2) Appoint a review panel chairman.

6. (f) The Review Panel will:

   1. (1) Review applications, score, and make recommendations to the governing board;

   2. (2) Provide evaluations and recommendations for grant awards for all grant applications received based on but not limited to the following criteria:

      1. (A) If the effect on the local governmental entity is adverse or positive;
      2. (B) If the effect on the local governmental entity is positive and if that affect was a result of the United States DoD base realignment and closure process;
      3. (C) The significance of the number of jobs lost, gained or retained in relation to the workforce in the local governmental entity's jurisdiction and the effect on the area's current and/or projected economy and tax revenue;
      4. (D) The extent to which dislocated defense workers will be retrained and/or retained as qualified employees within the defense community;
      5. (E) The extent to which the local governmental entity has used its existing resources to promote local economic development;
      6. (F) The amount of any grant(s) that the local governmental entity has previously received under this subchapter;
      7. (G) The anticipated number of jobs to be created or retained in relation to the amount of the grant sought;
      8. (H) The extent to which the grant will affect the region in which the local governmental entity is located; and
      9. (I) If the project will have a negative effect on the encroachment of a defense base within the governmental entity's defense community.

7. (g) The Governing Board will:

   1. (1) Review and score applications using the same criteria as the Review Panel;
   2. (2) Ensure that one defense community is not favored over another in approving or disproving funding;
   3. (3) Review and take into consideration those recommendations of the Review Panel and the governing board's own score;
   4. (4) Review and approve or disapprove the award of the grant by a roll call majority vote; and
   5. (5) Provide a statement of explanation for each application approved or disapproved that is not in agreement with the Review Panel recommendations.

Source Note:The provisions of this §4.36 adopted to be effective November 25, 2009, 34 TexReg 8311.