Sec. 5. (a) If the office implements a reimbursement program under section 4(a) of this chapter, the office shall require the provider of the in-home early education services to contract with a third party to conduct a longitudinal study, as prescribed by the office, of students who receive the in-home early education services to determine the achievement levels of those students in kindergarten and later grades. The cost of the longitudinal study may not be paid by the office.
(b) The longitudinal study under this section must include a comparison of test and assessment results in grade 3 of:
(1) the children who received in-home early education services; and
(2) a control group that consists of children who did not receive in-home early education services.
(c) The provider of the in-home early education services shall provide the results of the longitudinal study under this section to the office.
As added by P.L.184-2017, SEC.32.