Sec. 6. The department, in consultation with the governor's office, shall develop guidelines to award grants to eligible entities and state accredited schools. The guidelines developed by the department must include: (1) the ability of an eligible entity to provide effective training for a teacher who does
not have previous exposure to teaching computer science; (2) the ability of an eligible entity to implement effective practices for providing professional development in computer science that include: (A) the eligible entity's ability to provide a teacher with practical training in teaching computer science that is founded on evidence based research; and (B) the eligible entity's ability to tailor the professional development program to the needs of the teacher and the students the teacher serves; and (3) any other criteria the department considers relevant. As added by P.L.132-2018, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.245-2023, SEC.5.