Ed. Code, § 69874

(a) (1) The commission shall submit a report to the Department of Finance, the Assembly Committee on Budget, and the Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review on or before October 1, 2027, and on or before October 1 of each year thereafter, that lists all institutions seeking an eligibility determination pursuant to this article, the specific short-term programs assessed for eligibility, and the final eligibility determination for each program assessed.

(2) The commission shall distinguish between short-term programs that have received commission approval before review by the United States Department of Education and short-term programs that have received final eligibility decisions from the United States Department of Education in the reports submitted pursuant to paragraph (1).

(b) (1) The commission shall present an interim report on or before August 30, 2028, and a final report on or before August 30, 2030, at a meeting of the commission that evaluates the Workforce Pell Grant program and includes the following information:

(A) A list of institutions and programs that the commission has determined as meeting federal and state eligibility requirements for participation in the Workforce Pell Grant program.

(B) An assessment of the amount of Workforce Pell Grant program moneys benefitting California, program completion rates, and job placement rates reported by institution, program type, and year.

(2) The commission shall submit the reports described in paragraph (1) to the Department of Finance, the Assembly Committee on Budget, and the Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review no later than one week after each report is presented at a meeting of the commission.

(3) The commission may enter into an agreement with the Office of the Cradle-to-Career Data to assist with the preparation of the interim and final reports described in paragraph (1). The Office of Cradle-to-Career shall not provide individual student-level data or confidential data to the commission for the completion of these reports. Any other data shared shall be consistent with applicable federal and state laws regarding access to and confidentiality of student record information, including, but not limited to, the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1232g) and the Information Practices Act of 1977 (Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1798) of Title 1.8 of Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code).