Sec. 15. (a) Not later than July 15, 2020, and not later than July 15 each year thereafter, each approved eligible program provider shall report the following to the department, the legislative council in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6, and the interim study committee on education established by IC 2-5-1.3-4:

(1) The total number of students for whom the eligible program provider has received funding through the program.

(2) The total number of credits that have been earned through the program.

(3) The total number of employability skills certifications that have been completed under the program.

(4) The total number of industry recognized credentials that have been attained under the program for each respective milestone described in section 12(3) through 12(5) of this chapter.

(5) The total number of graduates under the program.

(6) To the extent possible, the use of the funding received by the approved eligible program provider under this chapter during the previous school year and metrics of student achievement and demographics, including:

(A) the amount of funding received under this chapter that is used for each course or program of instruction of the approved eligible program provider;

(B) the amount of funding received under this chapter that is used for transportation costs for students to attend a course or program of the approved eligible program provider;

(C) the amount of funding received under this chapter that is used for any other purposes; and

(D) metrics of student achievement and demographic information for those students during the previous school year that participated in a course or program of instruction of the approved eligible program provider that was funded in whole or in part by funding received under this chapter.

(b) The cabinet, in consultation with the department and department of education, shall prescribe a standard form to be used by an approved eligible program provider to report student achievement and demographic information as required under subsection (a)(6)(D).

(c) The department shall make the information reported under subsection (a) available to the public on the department's Internet web site.

As added by P.L.237-2019, SEC.2.