an advisory committee decides which candidates should be considered for teaching positions in the department. the foundation can withdraw the funding if it's not happy with the faculty's choice or if the hires don't meet objectives. the deal was signed in 2008. during the first round of hiring in 2009, koch rejected nearly 60% of the faculties suggestions. no matter who is vetting and paying for this scholarship, there isn't a sound economic basis on which to justify the kick the poor policy that is moving forward in florida right now. economically it will be bad for the state. particularly when there's not even a we're broke we can't afford to pay out your unemployment insurance benefits argument to be made. they're not using the money they'll no longer pay in unemployment benefits to plug some hole in the state deficit.