(a) On or before August 15 of the second fiscal year of the Arkansas Adult Diploma Program and each year thereafter, each approved program provider participating in the program shall report the following metrics to the Department of Education and to the Office of Skills Development of the Department of Commerce:

1. (1) Total number of students for whom the approved program provider has received payments under the program;
2. (2) Total number of one-half (1/2) high school credits earned by students for whom the approved program provider is receiving payments under the program;
3. (3) Total number of employability skills certifications issued to students for whom the approved program provider is receiving payments under the program;
4. (4) Total number of workforce credentials earned, and the number and type of credential earned by each student, for each type of funding under 6 CAR § 301-103(a) by students for whom the approved program provider is receiving payments under the program;
5. (5) Total number of students for whom the approved program provider is receiving payments under the program who receive high school diplomas;
6. (6) Average cost per graduate for the cohort for which the measurement period ended in the prior fiscal year of the state and an updated average cost per graduate for any previous cohort for which the measurement period has ended but a student from the cohort achieved one (1) of the milestones described in 6 CAR § 301-104(a) in the prior fiscal year of the state; and
7. (7) Graduation rates for the cohort for which the measurement period ended in the prior fiscal year of the state and updated graduation rates from any previous cohort for which the measurement period has ended but a student from the cohort achieved one (1) of the milestones described in 6 CAR § 301-104(a).