Amend SB 55 (house committee printing) on page 1 by striking lines 13 through 24 and substituting the following:
(b) The commission shall enter into an agreement with a qualified nonprofit or private entity to serve as the administrator of the grant program. The duties of the administrator must include assisting, supporting, and advising the commission in fulfilling the commission's responsibilities with respect to the grant program. The administrator may advise the commission on:
(1) designing, developing, implementing, and managing the program;
(2) determining criteria for local community collaboration and the types of services and deliveries eligible for grants;
(3) eligibility requirements for grant recipients;
(4) designing and managing the competitive bidding processes for applications or proposals and the evaluation and selection of grant recipients;
(5) contractual requirements for grant recipients;
(6) grant requisites and mechanisms;
(7) roles and responsibilities of grant recipients;
(8) reporting requirements for grant recipients;
(9) support and technical capabilities;
(10) requisite timelines and deadlines for the program;
(11) evaluation of the program and grant recipients; and
(12) requirements for reporting on the program to policymakers.