(1) Each year, the higher education coordinating board shall receive from the superintendent of public instruction, or his or her designee, an official list of the names of the Washington award for excellence in education (Christa McAuliffe) recipients who have been designated for the current year.

(2) The superintendent of public instruction, or his or her designee, shall provide the higher education coordinating board with an official list of the names of Washington award for excellence in education (Christa McAuliffe) recipients who were awarded the waiver of forty-five quarter or thirty semester credits of tuition and fees under RCW 28B.15.547 prior to May 17, 1991.

(3) Academic grant recipients may not use the academic grant for any courses that include any religious worship or exercise, or for any degree in religious, seminarian, or theological academic studies.

(4) On and after May 17, 1991, individual benefits under this program for the academic grant and related stipend, if applicable, must be fully utilized and courses completed within four years of the date of official notification of the award recipient's selection and receipt of the academic grant, as provided by the superintendent of public instruction, or his or her designee, to the higher education coordinating board.

(5) Recipients must agree to comply with all conditions of the award and provide documentation to the board as necessary for proper administration of the program.