Notice2023-17245
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Higher Education Act (HEA) Title II Report Cards on State Teacher Credentialing and Preparation
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Published
August 11, 2023
Issuing agencies
Education Department
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Department is proposing a revision of a currently approved information collection request (ICR).
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 154 (Friday, August 11, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54607-54608]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-17245]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2023-SCC-0055]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Higher Education Act (HEA) Title II Report Cards on State
Teacher Credentialing and Preparation
AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE), Department of
Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995,
the Department is proposing a revision of a currently approved
information collection request (ICR).
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
September 11, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for proposed
information collection requests should be submitted within 30 days of
publication of this notice. Click on this link <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a> to access the site. Find this information collection request
(ICR) by selecting ``Department of Education'' under ``Currently Under
Review,'' then check the ``Only Show ICR for Public Comment'' checkbox.
<a href="http://Reginfo.gov">Reginfo.gov</a> provides two links to view documents related to this
information collection request. Information collection forms and
instructions may be found by clicking on the ``View Information
Collection (IC) List'' link. Supporting statements and other supporting
documentation may be found by clicking on the ``View Supporting
Statement and Other Documents'' link.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Freddie Cross, (202) 987-0430.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department is especially interested in
public comment addressing the following issues: (1) is this collection
necessary to the proper functions of the Department; (2) will this
information be processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the
estimate of burden accurate; (4) how might the Department enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and
(5) how might the Department minimize the burden of this collection on
the respondents, including through the use of information technology.
Please note that written comments received in response to this notice
will be considered public records.
Title of Collection: Higher Education Act (HEA) Title II Report
Cards on State Teacher Credentialing and Preparation.
OMB Control Number: 1840-0744.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, local, and Tribal governments;
private sector.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 2,283.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 185,000.
Abstract: This request is for a revision of the State Report Card
and Institution and Program Report Card required by the Higher
Education Act of 1965, as amended in 2008 by the Higher Education
Opportunity Act (HEOA). States must report annually on criteria and
assessments required for initial teacher credentials using a State
Report Card (SRC), and institutions of higher education (IHEs) with
teacher preparation programs (TPP), and TPPs outside of IHEs, must
report on key program elements on an Institution and Program Report
Card (IPRC). IHEs and TPPs outside of IHEs report annually to their
states on program elements, including program numbers, type, enrollment
figures, demographics, completion rates, goals and assurances to the
state. States, in turn, must report on TPP elements to the Secretary of
Education in addition to information on assessment pass rates, state
standards, initial credential types and requirements, numbers of
credentials issued, TPP classification as at-risk or low-performing.
The information from states, institutions, and programs is published
annually in The Secretary's Report to Congress on Teacher Quality.
The revisions to the IPRC consist of the following:
<bullet> A new sub-section about the impact of COVID-19 in Section
I: Program
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Information. The section would have four questions in the first data
collection year in which it is implemented, due to retrospective
questions going back to academic year 2019-20, but only one question in
subsequent data collection years.
<bullet> A new question about student completion rate in Section I:
Program Information.
<bullet> Minor revisions to the gender and race/ethnicity
categories in Section I: Program Information.
The revisions to the SRC consist of the following:
<bullet> Two new items showing completion rate, total and by
program, pre-loaded from the IPRC for state review, in Section I:
Program Information.
<bullet> Five new multiple choice questions in Section VII: Teacher
Shortages and Teacher Preparation, which are replacing three open text
items.
<bullet> A new ``other'' response option for a multiple choice item
in Section IX: Improvement Efforts.
<bullet> A new multiple choice and open text item in Section IX:
Improvement Efforts.
<bullet> A new section (Section X) about the impact of COVID-19.
The section would have three questions in the first data collection
year in which it is implemented, due to retrospective questions going
back to academic year 2019-20, but only one question in subsequent data
collection years.
<bullet> Minor revisions to the gender and race/ethnicity
categories in Section I: Program Information.
Dated: August 8, 2023.
Kun Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning,
Evaluation and Policy Development.
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