(3) In order to be designated by the department, the
host site shall provide at least 50% of the cost to operate
the Governor's School of Excellence.
(4) Host sites designated by the department shall be
geographically dispersed throughout this Commonwealth.
(c) Administration.--In administering the program, the
department shall do all of the following:
(1) Make student applications available to every public
school and nonpublic school in this Commonwealth and include
the application on the department's publicly accessible
Internet website.
(2) Ensure that each Governor's School of Excellence is
utilizing a process in which students are selected on the
basis of student performance and achievement through a
competitive selection process and seek to ensure an
economically, socially and geographically diverse student
population.
(3) Ensure the Governor's School of Excellence complies
with subsection (e), enabling all qualified students the
opportunity to enroll in the program regardless of the
student's economic circumstances.
(d) Scheduling.--Governor's Schools of Excellence shall be
held, to the extent possible, during the summer months between
the end and the beginning of the school year. The department may
grant permission for a school to be held at other times during
the school year when circumstances and programming options
warrant such a change.
(e) Costs.--Students attending a Governor's School of
Excellence shall not be required to pay any tuition or fees to
attend and participate in a Governor's School of Excellence.
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