(a) The commission shall administer this article, and shall adopt rules and regulations for that purpose. The rules and regulations shall include, but need not be limited to, provisions regarding the period of time during which an agreement shall remain valid, the reallocation of resources in light of agreements that are not utilized by program participants, the failure, for any reason, of a program participant to complete a minimum of four consecutive years of classroom instruction, and the development of projections for funding purposes.

(b) The commission shall solicit the advice of representatives from postsecondary education institutions, the State Department of Education, the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, school districts, and county offices of education regarding proposed rules and regulations.

(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 583, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 2001.)