Section 26-2603-K - Outreach.(a) Duties of department.--The department, in conjunction with the Department of Human Services, shall do all of the following: (1) By January 1, 2020, and January 1 each year thereafter, prepare and provide information for dissemination by county agencies, the department, the Department of Human Services and institutions of higher education that:(i) Describes the availability of the program established under this article.(ii) Explains how to participate in the program.(iii) Includes information on all available federal and state grants.(2) Ensure that eligible individuals who may also be eligible for services and programs under section 1738-E of the act of April 9, 1929 ( P.L. 343, No.176), known as the Fiscal Code, are informed of these services and programs.(b) Duties of institutions of higher education.--Each institution of higher education shall do all of the following: (1) Through the POC required under section 2604-K, provide technical assistance to individuals who are eligible under section 2602-K(c) in completing admissions applications and financial aid applications.(2) Disseminate the information prepared under subsection (a)(1) to recipients of a Pennsylvania Chafee Education and Training Grant under the Foster Care Independence Act of 1999 ( Public Law 106-169, 113 Stat. 1882) who are individuals eligible under section 2602-K(c) and post the information prepared under subsection (a)(1) on the institution's publicly accessible internet website.(3) To improve retention, report to the department by June 30, 2021, and June 30 each year thereafter all of the following: (i) The number of students receiving a Pennsylvania Chafee Education and Training Grant under the Foster Care Independence Act of 1999 ( Public aw 106-169, 113 Stat. 1882).(ii) The number of students who apply for the program.(iii) The number of students participating in the program.(iv) The retention rates of students participating in the program.(v) The number of students who are participating in the program and have unmet financial need.(vi) Recommendations on how to improve outreach to students who are or are potentially eligible for the program.(vii) Recommendations on ways in which to improve the delivery of services to students who are eligible under section 2602-K(c).(viii) Impediments to retaining students who are eligible under section 2602-K(c).(4) The department may not require any other information to be provided by an institution of higher education, except as provided under paragraph (3). Added by P.L. TBD 2019 No. 16, § 25, eff. 8/27/2019.