(1) Subject to legislative appropriations, on behalf of the STEM board, the staff of the STEM board and the staff of the State Board of Education shall collaborate and shall:
(a) distribute STEM education related instructional technology described in Section 9-22-107 to school districts and charter schools; and
(b) provide related professional development to the school districts and charter schools that receive STEM education related instructional technology.
(2) A school district or charter school may apply to the STEM board, through a competitive process, to receive STEM education related instructional technology from the STEM board.
(3) A school district or charter school that receives STEM education related instructional technology as described in this section shall provide the school district's or charter school's own computer hardware.