Sec. 13. (a) The office shall, before November 1 of each year, submit a report to the governor, the budget committee, the state board of education, the department of education, and, in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6, the general assembly regarding the prekindergarten program. (b) The report under subsection (a) must include the following: (1) The total number of children who received a grant under the prekindergarten program for the immediately preceding state fiscal year, disaggregated by county. (2) The total amount of funds budgeted for and spent under the prekindergarten program during the immediately preceding state fiscal year. (3) The balance remaining in the fund at the end of the immediately preceding state fiscal year. As added by P.L.202-2014, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.184-2017, SEC.30; P.L.268-2019, SEC.15; P.L.246-2023, SEC.19.
IC 12-17.2-7.2-13.1 Monthly informational report Sec. 13.1. The office shall post monthly on the office's website the total enrollment of and number of grants awarded to: (1) all eligible children (before January 1, 2020); and
(2) after December 31, 2019, both: (A) all eligible children; and (B) all limited eligibility children; for each county that participates in the prekindergarten program. As added by P.L.268-2019, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.246-2023, SEC.20.
IC 12-17.2-7.2-13.5 Prekindergarten program fund Sec. 13.5. (a) The prekindergarten program fund is established to: (1) provide grants to eligible or limited eligibility children for qualified early education services under this chapter; (2) carry out the longitudinal study described in section 12 of this chapter; (3) provide grants to potential eligible providers and existing eligible providers as set forth in section 7.4 of this chapter; and (4) make payments to reimburse costs incurred to provide in-home early education services under IC 12-17.2-7.5. (b) The fund consists of: (1) money appropriated to the fund by the general assembly; and (2) grants or gifts to the fund. (c) The fund shall be administered by the office. (d) The expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from money in the fund. (e) Money in the fund is continuously appropriated for the purposes provided under this article. (f) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same manner as other public funds may be invested. As added by P.L.184-2017, SEC.31. Amended by P.L.268-2019, SEC.17; P.L.108-2019, SEC.200; P.L.156-2020, SEC.60; P.L.246-2023, SEC.21.