Sec. 10-14aa. Compliance verification. Annual report.

(b) The office may complete the compliance verification required pursuant to subsection (a) of this section by reviewing the information gathered by a national accrediting agency that accredits educator preparation programs for the Department of Education, pursuant to the provisions of special act 16-22 , provided such national accrediting agency uses the compliance measures and audit procedures developed pursuant to subsection (c) of section 10-14z . (c) Not later than January 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, the office shall submit, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a , to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher education and education, a report on the compliance verification conducted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section for each educator preparation program. (d) Not later than January 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, the office shall (1) review, and request updates of as necessary, the webinar modules and trainings developed or endorsed by the Department of Education for the purpose of aligning such webinar modules with the compliance measures developed by the office pursuant to subsection (c) of section 10-14z ; and (2) submit, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a , to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher education and education status reports on the compliance of such webinar modules and trainings.