Sec. 7. (a) To receive a distribution under this chapter, the Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine shall make a written request for the distribution to the commission specifying the amount of the distribution requested. The commission shall review the request and determine the amount of the request that should be approved for distribution.
(b) The budget agency may not allot money appropriated for scholarship distributions under this chapter until after the distribution request by the Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine is approved by the commission, after review by the budget committee.