a. following two complete years of program implementation, publish a progress report on the success of the program up to that point in time; and

b. establish criteria for participating New Jersey Certificate of Eligibility educator preparation programs. The selected educator preparation programs shall:

(1) accept an out-of-state candidate who meets the requirements of section 3 of this act;

(2) accept a candidate’s earned credits from a prior educator preparation program for any participating out-of-state candidate who has not yet completed their educator preparation program; and

(3) provide the department with ongoing data regarding the progress and success of all participating candidates and any candidate data necessary for a comparative progress report.

L.2021, c.57, s.1.