(1) A vendor that enters into a contract with the department to establish and operate a program pursuant to this article shall, for the duration of the contract, submit a report to the department that includes the data and performance metrics from the prior school year as specified in subsection (3) of this section. (2) In addition to the report required pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, the department shall contract with a third party to evaluate and submit to the department a report after the first year of the program and a final report after the second year of the program regarding the progress of the vendor based on the data and performance metrics specified in subsection (3) of this section. The department may use up to two percent of the moneys appropriated by the general assembly for the purposes of this article in the applicable fiscal year to contract for the report required in this subsection (2). (3) The reports required in subsections (1) and (2) of this section must include but need not be limited to: (a) The number of students in the state who are taught by teachers who are placed in public schools or districts in the state through a program; (b) The average length of time that teachers placed in districts through a program remain in the district in which they are placed; (c) The names of the public schools and districts in which teachers are placed through a program; (d) The subjects and grade levels taught by the teachers who are placed through the program; and (e) The effectiveness ratings of the teachers placed through the program pursuant to section 22-9-106. (4) Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), the department shall submit an annual report to the office of the governor, the state board of education, and the members of the education committees of the house of representatives and the senate, or any successor committees, summarizing the findings from the two reports submitted to the department pursuant to this section.
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