6. a. Each grantee shall submit a report to the department, on or before March 1 of each year, which includes information concerning the overall geographic distribution of the funding, the amount of funding allocated to each small food retailer, the health impact associated with the program and its funding, and any other data or information required by the department for program monitoring, accountability, and evaluation pursuant to subsection c. of section 4 of this act. The report shall also evaluate any data collected from participating small food retailers and assess other effects and outcomes of the program.

b. Pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C. 52:14-19.1), the department shall prepare and submit to the Legislature and to the Governor an annual report summarizing the expenditures of the fund, assessing the program and the performance of any grantee, and including all reports submitted by a grantee pursuant to subsection a. of this section. The department shall provide recommendations about the program as necessary.

L.2019, c.15, s.6.