(1) Area representation. Each council with the local educational agencies in its coverage area will develop an educational telecommunications service committee, as described in section 179.5 of this Part, to represent educational interests and needs. The cooperating parties will mutually determine their respective operating responsibilities and procedures to fulfill educational responsibilities for their service areas. A list of educational service committee officers and their addresses shall be filed with the commissioner.

(2) Educational telecommunications services as required by the commissioner will be provided at no charge except when such charges are specifically approved by the commissioner. All schools in New York State may utilize telecommunications programming and other related services, to meet the commissioner's requirements at no cost to the schools unless such charges are specifically approved by the commissioner.

(3) Joint Educational Telecommunications Service Committee reports required. A quarterly report which indicates the working and cooperative relationship of the area educational telecommunications service committee and the council shall be filed with the commissioner. The report shall clearly indicate progress toward mutually agreed-upon plans to strengthen services in the coverage area and all activities as required for completion of the report form. This report shall be prepared and approved by the parties and filed with the commissioner 30 days following the close of each fiscal quarter.

(1) Cultural, informational and educational telecommunications and outreach services. Councils shall provide other general services to the citizens of New York State in the form of cultural, informational and educational telecommunications services with the remaining balance of the grant to each council.