(1) The education data center established in RCW 43.41.400, in collaboration with the office of the superintendent of public instruction, the state board of education, the state board for community and technical colleges, the Washington state apprenticeship and training council, the workforce training and education coordinating board, the student achievement council, and the public four-year institutions of higher education, shall prepare the dual credit report required by this section. (2) Annually, by September 1st, the education data center must submit the report to the appropriate committees of the legislature, in accordance with RCW 43.01.036. (3) The report must include: (a) Data about student participation rates, award of high school credit, award of postsecondary credit at an institution of higher education, and academic performance for each dual credit program; and (b) Data on the total unduplicated head count and percentage of students enrolled, students who have been awarded high school credit, and students who have been awarded postsecondary credit at an institution of higher education, in at least one dual credit program course. (4) Data described in subsection (3) of this section must be disaggregated by dual credit program, by the student categories and subcategories described in RCW 28A.300.042 (1) and (3), and by: (a) Gender; (b) Students who are dependent pursuant to chapter 13.34 RCW; (c) Students who are homeless as defined in RCW 43.330.702; and (d) Multilingual/English learners. (5)(a) The report must also recommend additional categories of data reporting and disaggregation. For each additional category, the report must describe: (i) The purpose for reporting on, or disaggregating by, the category; (ii) The specific metric or indicator to be used; (iii) Whether the specific metric or indicator is a new data point; and (iv) Which educational entities should be responsible for collecting the data. (b) The 2022 report must recommend whether to require: (i) Reporting of data related to the application of postsecondary credits earned through a dual credit program towards postsecondary credentials and degrees; and (ii) comparison of postsecondary credential and degree attainment between students who did or did not participate in a dual credit program, and between students who participated in different dual credit programs. (6) For the purposes of this section, "dual credit program" means running start under RCW 28A.600.300, college in the high school under RCW 28A.600.287, career and technical education dual credit, Cambridge international, international baccalaureate, advanced placement, and other programs in which a student qualifies for postsecondary and high school credit upon either successfully completing the course or passing an exam. [ 2022 c 75 s 1; 2012 c 229 s 505; 2009 c 450 s 2.]
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