** TAKES EFFECT JULY 1, 2020 PER CHAPTER 476 OF 2019 **
(a) On or before October 1 each year, the Department shall report to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the following information for the preceding year:
(1) the number of recipients who engaged in vocational education or education directly related to employment;
(2) the number of recipients who completed vocational education or education directly related to employment;
(3) the number of recipients who obtained or maintained employment for 6 months, 12 months, 18 months, and 24 months after completing vocational education or education directly related to employment; and
(4) the average earnings of recipients who obtained or maintained employment for 6 months, 12 months, 18 months, and 24 months after completing vocational education or education directly related to employment.
(b) The information in the report required under subsection (a) of this section shall be broken down by the types of vocational education or education programs in which the recipients engaged, including:
(1) associate degree programs;
(2) vocational education programs that do not lead to an associate degree;
(3) postsecondary education programs that are not included in items (1) or (2) of this subsection;
(4) adult basic education programs;
(5) English as a second language programs; and
(6) GED programs.