1. (1) The Superintendent shall award:

   1. (a) one American Indian and Alaskan Native Education State Plan Program grant to an LEA to serve one or more program sites for the five-year program created in Subsection 53F-5-602(1); and
   2. (b) one grant to an LEA to serve one or more program sites for the four-year program created in Subsection 53F-5-602(2).

2. (3) The Superintendent shall award a grant described in Subsection (1) to an LEA based on the following criteria:

   1. (a) up to 20 points will be awarded based on the percentage of American Indian and Alaskan Native students enrolled in the program sites;
   2. (b) up to 15 points will be awarded based on the educator recruiting and retention needs of the program sites;
   3. (c) up to 15 points will be awarded based on the strength of the LEA's program design plan;
   4. (d) up to 10 points will be awarded based on the LEA's plan to objectively evaluate the success of the LEA's program design plan; and
   5. (e) up to 10 points will be awarded based on the strength of the LEA's proposed budget and how many educators the LEA plans to serve.

KEY: Native Americans, Alaskan Natives, grant programs, teacher retention

Date of Last Change: March 11, 2021

Notice of Continuation: June 16, 2026

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: Art X Sec 3; 53F-5-603; 53E-3-401(4)