Administration of act; powers and duties of state board; evaluation and approval of programs

(a) The state board shall adopt rules and regulations for the administration of this act and shall: (1) Establish standards and criteria for reviewing, evaluating and approving parent education programs and applications of school districts for grants; (2) conduct a needs-assessment survey of school districts applying for grants; (3) evaluate and approve parent education programs; (4) establish priorities in accordance with the findings of the needs-assessment survey for the award of grants to school districts and for determination of the amount of such grants; (5) be responsible for awarding grants to school districts; and (6) request of and receive from each school district which is awarded a grant for development and operation of a parent education program reports containing information with regard to the effectiveness of the program. (b) In evaluating and approving parent education programs for the award of grants to school districts, the state board shall consider: (1) Prior experiences of school districts in the development and operation of parent education programs; (2) level of effort exhibited by school districts in the development and operation of parent education programs; (3) the amounts budgeted by school districts for the development and operation of parent education programs; and (4) the potential effectiveness of the parent education programs for which applications for the grant of state moneys are made.