4.__Public meetings and records.__Except for records containing specific and identifiable personal information acquired from applicants for or recipients of financial assistance, the books and records of a nonprofit corporation formed under this section are public records and the meetings of such a corporation are public proceedings within the meaning of Title 1, chapter 13, subchapter I.

5.__Use of competitive bidding.__A nonprofit corporation formed under this section may enter into contracts for loan administration, loan servicing and other substantial operating contracts through an open competitive bidding process in accordance with this subsection.__The corporation shall adopt rules requiring that contracts may not be entered into without prior public notice and opportunity for interested persons to make proposals, and the corporation may not adopt the rules until after providing public notice and opportunity for public comment on the proposed rules.__In adopting those rules, the corporation shall consider to the extent possible the rules and procedures with respect to the competitive bidding process set forth in Title 5, chapter 155, subchapter I-A.__Any contract must be approved by the board after review of the contract and an accompanying fairness opinion prepared by an independent 3rd party.

6.__Annual report.__A nonprofit corporation formed under this section shall report annually on its activities during the previous fiscal year to the joint standing committees of the Legislature having jurisdiction over business and economic development matters, appropriations matters and education matters.__The report must include a listing of the current directors and officers of the corporation; a summary of the corporation's purchases of loans in the secondary market during the previous fiscal year; a listing of the institutions from which loans were purchased during the previous fiscal year; a summary of the corporation's direct student loans; and a complete financial statement of the corporation's operations during the previous fiscal year, including a breakdown of income and costs, the administrative and operating costs of the corporation, the