Section 6-44-307 - Annual reporting(a) On or before August 15 of the second fiscal year of the Arkansas Adult Diploma Program and each year thereafter, each approved program provider participating in the program shall report the following metrics to the Department of Education: (1) Total number of students for whom the approved program provider has received payments under the program;(2) Total number of high school credits earned by students for whom the approved program provider is receiving payments under the program;(3) Total number of employability skills certifications issued to students for whom the approved program provider is receiving payments under the program;(4) Total number of workforce credentials earned for each level of funding described in § 6-44-305 by students for whom the approved program provider is receiving payments under the program;(5) Total number of students for whom the approved program provider is receiving payments under the program who receive high school diplomas;(6) Average cost per graduate for the cohort for which the measurement period ended in the prior fiscal year of the state and an updated average cost per graduate for any previous cohort for which the measurement period has ended but a student from the cohort achieved one (1) of the milestones described in § 6-44-305 in the prior fiscal year of the state; and(7) Graduation rates for the cohort for which the measurement period ended in the prior fiscal year of the state and updated graduation rates from any previous cohort for which the measurement period has ended but a student from the cohort achieved one (1) of the milestones described in § 6-44-305.(b) On or before August 15 after the conclusion of the first measurement period of the program and each year thereafter in which payments under the program were dispersed for the prior fiscal year of this state, each approved program provider that received payments under § 6-44-306 for the preceding fiscal year shall report the metrics described in subdivisions (a)(1)-(5) of this section by cohort to the department.Added by Act 2023, No. 546,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.