(1)(a) The office shall annually
review the information received from adult education and literacy grant recipients
to evaluate the effectiveness of the programs that receive grants in meeting the
goals set for the programs in the grant applications. The office shall report its
conclusions to the state board for purposes of evaluating ongoing grants.
(b)The department may audit the records and accounts of grant recipients
relating to grants awarded pursuant to this part 1. An adult education provider shall
make the records and accounts available to the department upon request.
(c)(I) The department shall establish reasonable reporting and
documentation requirements for providers. An adult education provider's
administrative costs associated with reporting and documentation req
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(1) (a) The office shall annually
review the information received from adult education and literacy grant recipients
to evaluate the effectiveness of the programs that receive grants in meeting the
goals set for the programs in the grant applications. The office shall report its
conclusions to the state board for purposes of evaluating ongoing grants.
(b) The department may audit the records and accounts of grant recipients
relating to grants awarded pursuant to this part 1. An adult education provider shall
make the records and accounts available to the department upon request.
(c) (I) The department shall establish reasonable reporting and
documentation requirements for providers. An adult education provider's
administrative costs associated with reporting and documentation requirements
must not exceed ten percent of the awarded funds. The department may require
documentation of reported outcomes on a sample of eligible adults served by an
adult education provider. An adult education provider shall, at a minimum, report to
the department on the following:
(A) The number of eligible adults enrolled in an adult education and literacy
program;
(B) Demographic information of each eligible adult enrolled in an adult
education and literacy program, including age, gender, race, ethnicity, native
language, zip code, and income; and
(C) Literacy skills gained by an eligible adult enrolled in an adult education
and literacy program.
(II) Each adult education provider shall report data in compliance with the
Colorado Privacy Act, established pursuant to part 13 of article 1 of title 6; the
federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, 20 U.S.C. sec. 1232g;
and the Student Data Transparency and Security Act, created in article 16 of this
title 22.
(2) (a) The office shall prepare an annual report concerning the grant
program that, at a minimum, addresses the use, allocation, and outcomes of the
grant money, including the effectiveness of each program that receives a grant and
the continuing level of unmet need for adult education within the state. In
evaluating program outcomes, the office may consider, but need not be limited to
considering, student participation, completion, educational attainment,
employment, and poverty-reduction data and analysis. The office may use data
matching with relevant state agencies to determine post-program participation
outcomes, including, but not limited to, employment obtained by an eligible adult
enrolled in an adult education and literacy program, future adjustments to an
eligible adult's wages based on the eligible adult's participation in an adult
education and literacy program, postsecondary credentials earned by an eligible
adult, and development of generational skills and the capacity of an eligible adult
to support the academic achievements of the eligible adult's children or children
for whom the eligible adult provides care. The report must also include an overview
of the collaboration efforts of the office, the department of higher education, the
department of labor and employment, the community college system, other adult
education providers, other postsecondary education or training providers, and other
workforce development providers in meeting the state's need for adult education
and literacy programs and workforce development.
(b) Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), the office shall submit the
report to the governor's office; the state board; the joint budget committee of the
general assembly; the education committees of the senate and the house of
representatives, or any successor committees; the business, labor, and technology
committee of the senate, or any successor committee; and the business, labor,
economic, and workforce development committee of the house of representatives,
or any successor committee. The office shall also post the report on the
department's website for public viewing.