1. a. Each educator preparation program shall annually report to the Department of Education on the first-time and overall test pass rates of candidates for an instructional certificate, for each test required for instructional certification.

b. Each educator preparation program shall annually publish the first-time and overall test pass rates of its students on its website.

c. Each educator preparation program shall annually disseminate information to its students on the availability of fee waivers for tests required for instructional certification.

d. Each educator preparation program shall include in its tuition and fees bill an optional lab fee that a student may opt to pay and which shall be applied towards the cost of the student completing the tests required for instructional certification.

e. As used in this act, a “test required for instructional certification” means Praxis Core tests, or their successor tests, and Praxis Subject Assessments, or their successor tests.

L.2021, c.393, s.1.