Section 15-1516-D - Reporting(a) General rule.--No later than October 1, 2008, and October 1 of each year thereafter in which funding is appropriated for the purpose of providing grants to approved providers under this subarticle, 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 operation of the program for the immediately preceding fiscal year. The report shall include:(1) A description of the operation of the program, including:(i) The criteria used to determine the eligibility of a provider for funding under the program.(ii) The criteria used to determine the amount of grant funds paid to approved providers.(iii) A summary of the process used by eligible providers to apply for grant funds, including sample copies of all application forms, instructions, guidelines and deadlines.(2) A summary of the total amount of grant funds paid to approved providers.(3) A summary of the allowable uses of grant funds under the program.(4) A description of the assessments used to measure the academic progress of eligible students served through the program.(5) A listing by county of each eligible provider submitting a grant application and indicating whether the eligible provider received funding and the amount thereof.(6) For each approved provider, a report by county indicating:(iii) The number of eligible students served through the program.(iv) The use or uses of the grant funds.(v) The assessment of academic progress of each eligible student served through the program.(vi) Of the eligible students served through the program, the number who are three years of age and the number who are four years of age.(vii) To the extent possible, the total number of students receiving pre-kindergarten services itemized to identify: (A) The number of students receiving services as a result of tuition paid by the parent or guardian.(B) The number of students receiving services through the program.(C) The number of students receiving services through the State Head Start Supplemental Assistance and Federal Head Start programs.(viii) To the extent possible, a financial summary indicating the total expenditures of each approved provider and indicating as components of those expenditures the total revenues received from the Commonwealth through early childhood programs administered by the Department of Public Welfare, the total revenues received from the Commonwealth under the program and the total revenues received from nonparticipating families with children enrolled in the program.(ix) The enrollment goals as set forth in the grant application.(x) To the extent possible, the number of eligible students served through the program who were funded through the subsidized day-care programs administered by the Department of Public Welfare and the number of eligible students served through the program who were funded through the Federal Head Start program or the State Head Start Supplemental Assistance program.(b) Interim report.--No later than February 1, 2008, the department shall submit an interim report regarding the program 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 operation of the program for the 2007-2008 fiscal year. The interim report shall include the items listed in subsection (a)(1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (vi) and (ix).1949, March 10, P.L. 30, No. 14, art. XV-D, § 1516-D, added 2007 , July 20, P.L. 278, No. 45, § 13, imd. effective.