53F-6-412. Reports.
In accordance with Sectionand the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. Sec. 1232g, the program manager shall submit a report on the program to the Education Interim Committee no later than September 1 of each year that includes:
(1) the number and outcomes of appeals processed through the appeals process established in Section; 53F-6-417
(2) the total amount and usage of rollover funds as described in Section; 53F-6-411
(3) a summary of the income verification process and outcomes, including the number of households verified through each method described in Section; 53F-6-402
(4) for scholarship rollovers: the total amount of funds rolled over; the number of students with rollovers; and the impact on subsequent year scholarship amounts;
(5) for restricted expenses: the total amount spent on extracurricular and physical education expenses; the percentage of scholarship funds used for restricted expenses by students; and the number of students reaching: the 20% restriction limit for physical education expenses; and the 20% limit for extracurricular related expenses;
(6) in consultation with the financial administrator, all financial data necessary for the preparation of the report required under this section no later than 30 days before each reporting deadline;
(7) the total amount of tuition and fees qualifying providers charged for the current year and previous two years;
(8) the total amount of goods paid for with scholarship funds in the previous year and a general characterization of the types of goods;
(9) administrative costs of the program;
(10) the number of scholarship students from each county and the aggregate number of eligible students on the waitlist described in Section; 53F-6-405
(11) the percentage of first-time scholarship students who were enrolled in a public school during the previous school year or who entered kindergarten or a higher grade for the first time in Utah;
(12) the program manager's strategy and outreach efforts to reach eligible students whose family income is at or below 200% of the federal poverty level and related obstacles to enrollments;
(13) in the report that the program manager submits in 2025, information on steps the program manager has taken and processes the program manager has adopted to implement the program;
(14) breakdown of scholarship students by: private school enrollment versus home-based education; and enrollment preference tier through which the student received the scholarship; and
(15) any other information regarding the program and the program's implementation that the committee requests.