new text begin Program evaluation. new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner of health shall report by February 28 of each even-numbered year to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over health detailing the expenditures of funds authorized under this section. The commissioner shall use the data to evaluate the effectiveness of the program. The commissioner must include in the report: new text end

new text begin (1) the number of organizations receiving grant money under this section; new text end

new text begin (2) the number of individuals served by the grant program; new text end

new text begin (3) a description and analysis of the practices implemented by program grantees; and new text end

new text begin (4) best practices recommendations to prevent domestic violence and sexual assault, including best practices recommendations that are culturally relevant to historically underserved communities. new text end

new text begin (b) Any organization receiving grant money under this section must collect and make available to the commissioner of health aggregate data related to the activity funded by the grant program under this section. new text end

new text begin (c) The commissioner of health shall use the information and data from the program evaluation under paragraph (a), including best practices and culturally specific responses, to inform the administration of existing Department of Health programming and the development of Department of Health policies, programs, and procedures. new text end