Sec. 6. The department shall approve a program based on at least the following criteria:
(1) The relative need for the establishment of a dropout prevention program as outlined by the applying school corporation.
(2) The overall quality of the applying school corporation's program proposal, including the extent to which the applying school corporation demonstrates a willingness to include as a part of the program appropriate community resources not directly affiliated with the applying school corporation.
(3) The availability of money in the fund.
As added by P.L.65-2009, SEC.1.