This request is to approve a revision of the state report card and re-approval institution and program report cards required by the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended in 2008 by the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA). States must report annually on criteria and assessments required for initial teacher credentials using a State Report Card (SRC), and institutions of higher education (IHEs) with teacher preparation programs (TPP), and TPPs outside of IHEs, must report on key program elements on an Institution and Program Report Card (IPRC). IHEs and TPPs outside of IHEs report annually to their states on program elements, including program numbers, type, enrollment figures, demographics, completion rates, goals and assurances to the state. States, in turn, must report on TPP elements to the Secretary of Education in addition to information on assessment pass rates, state standards, initial credential types and requirements, numbers of credentials issued, TPP classification as at-risk or low-performing. The information from states, institutions, and programs is published annually in The Secretary's Report to Congress on Teacher Quality.
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Pub.L. 110 - 315 205
Name of Law: Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended in 2008 by the Higher ED
Changes to the instrument (SRC) is being made that will provide clarity and improve data quality; and other minor revisions to better align them with statutory requirements, hence, there is program change burden decrease -472 hours due to streamlining the form. And for the IPRC form, while there is no changes to the form, there is adjustment change increase +2,044 hours due to increase of 14 respondents.
$850,000
No
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Freddie Cross 202 502-7489
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
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(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
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