No later than October 1, 2008, and October 1 of each year thereafter in which funding is appropriated for the purpose of providing grants under this article, the department shall submit a report to the chairman and minority chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate, the chairman and minority chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives, the chairman and minority chairman of the Education Committee of the Senate and the chairman and minority chairman of the Education Committee of the House of Representatives summarizing the operations and successes of the Pennsylvania Technical College Program during the prior fiscal year. The report shall include:
(1) A description of the operations of the Pennsylvania Technical College Program, including: (i) The criteria used to evaluate the applications for funding under the grant program.(ii) The criteria used to identify fields of study, educationally underserved areas and annual tuition rates.(2) A list of the total amount of grant funds paid to lead sponsors by higher education institutions, approved programs, fields of study, geographic areas served by the programs and fiscal year.(3) A summary of financial information including revenues and expenditures by programs, including all sources of funding for each program, such as tuition, lead sponsor financial support and partnering entity support.(4) A summary of programmatic information, including approved programs, fields of study, educationally underserved areas participating, number of student enrollments, credits awarded, certificates awarded, degrees awarded and graduate placement information.(5) A description of the evaluation process to measure the success of the Pennsylvania Technical College Program with respect to increasing access, improving opportunities and controlling costs. The process should include an identification of program goals and objectives and related measures and the results of implementation of the identified evaluation process.1949, March 10, P.L. 30, No. 14, art. XIX-F, § 1907-F, added 2007 , July 20, P.L. 278, No. 45, § 20, imd. effective.