1. (1) Beginning January 2028, and each January thereafter, the department of education shall report, at a minimum, findings regarding the effectiveness of having consolidated the postsecondary and workforce readiness programs that the department administered into the funding streams created in this part 2 for the purpose of building capacity to implement and expand access to valuable postsecondary and workforce readiness programs for students to the education committees of the senate and the house of representatives, or their successor committees, as part of the SMART Act presentation required pursuant to part 2 of article 7 of title 2.
2. (2) On or before November 1, 2029, the department of education shall report, at a minimum, findings regarding the effectiveness of having consolidated the postsecondary and workforce readiness programs that the department administered into the funding streams created in this part 2 for the purpose of building capacity to implement and expand access to valuable postsecondary and workforce readiness programs for students. Prior to creating the report, the department of education shall consult with joint budget committee staff to determine the report's content.
3. (3) Notwithstanding the requirement in section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), the requirement to submit the report described in subsection (1) of this section continues indefinitely.

Source: L. 2025: Entire part added, (SB 25-315), ch. 237, p. 1190, § 1, effective May 23.