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 112 STAT. 1634 PUBLIC LAW 105-244—OCT. 7, 1998 Deadline. Reports. Public information. 20 USC 1028. Deadline. Procedures. Records. "(1) REPORT CARD.— Each institution of higher education that conducts a teacher preparation program that enrolls students receiving Federal assistance under this Act, not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the Higher Education Amendments of 1998 and annually thereafter, shall report to the State and the general public, in a uniform and comprehensible manner that conforms with the definitions and methods established under subsection (a), the following information: "(A) PASS RATE.—(i) For the most recent year for which the information is available, the pass rate of the institution's graduates on the teacher certification or licensure assessments of the State in which the institution is located, but only for those students who took those assessments within 3 years of completing the program. "(ii) A comparison of the program's pass rate with the average pass rate for programs in the State. "(iii) In the case of teacher preparation programs with fewer than 10 graduates taking any single initial teacher certification or licensure assessment during an academic year, the institution shall collect and publish information with respect to an average pass rate on State certification or licensure assessments taken over a 3-year period. "(B) PROGRAM INFORMATION.— The number of students in the program, the average number of hours of supervised practice teaching required for those in the program, and the faculty-student ratio in supervised practice teaching. "(C) STATEMENT.— In States that approve or accredit teacher education programs, a statement of whether the institution's program is so approved or accredited. "(D) DESIGNATION AS LOW-PERFORMING.—W hether the program has been designated as low-performing by the State under section 208(a). "(2) REQUIREMENT. — The information described in paragraph (1) shall be reported through publications such as school catalogs and promotional materials sent to potential applicants, secondary school guidance counselors, and prospective employ- ers of the institution's program graduates. "(3) FINES. —In addition to the actions authorized in section 487(c), the Secretary may impose a fine not to exceed $25,000 on an institution of higher education for failure to provide the information described in this subsection in a timely or accurate manner. "SEC. 208. STATE FUNCTIONS. "(a) STATE ASSESSMENT. —In order to receive funds under this Act, a State, not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the Higher Education Amendments of 1998, shall have in place a procedure to identify, and assist, through the provision of technicgd assistance, low-performing programs of teacher preparation within institutions of higher education. Such State shall provide the Secretary an annual list of such low-performing institutions that includes an identification of those institutions at-risk of being placed on such list. Such levels of performance shall be determined solely by the State and may include criteria based upon information collected pursuant to this title. Such assessment shall be described in the report under section 207(b).

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