(a) This section is intended to:

(1) Improve student achievement and close achievement gaps among student subgroups by providing public access to school-level improvement plans;

(2) Improve parental involvement and communication with parents;

(3) Increase transparency and accountability of public schools and public school districts to the public; and

(4) Make public school and public school district data more accessible to researchers and policymakers.

(b) By the twentieth day following the date a public school or public school district is required by law or rule to provide the applicable information listed in this subsection, a public school district shall post the most recent version of the following information on its website:

(1) The public school district's annual report card and the annual report card of each public school in the public school district;

(2) A parent-friendly explanation of:

(A) The level of support being provided to the public school district;

(B) The status of each public school in the public school district; and

(C) Why the public school district is receiving Level 5 -- Intensive support, a school is identified as targeted or comprehensive, or the public school district is in fiscal distress and what the public school district is doing to be removed from Level 5 -- Intensive support, to remove the school or schools within the public school district from being identified as targeted or comprehensive, or to be removed from fiscal distress;

(3) The public school district's parental involvement plan and the parental involvement plan of all public schools in the public school district and informational packets required under § 6-15-1702; and

(4) Teacher qualifications for all public schools in the public school district.

(c) Not less than annually, the Department of Education shall monitor compliance with the requirements of this section when the department:

(1) Directly monitors a school for compliance with standards and accreditation; or

(2) Assists a school with its school-level improvement plan or school district support plan.

(d)

(1) The department shall report a failure to comply with this section to the State Board of Education.

(2) The state board shall establish by rule that compliance with this section is a requirement for accreditation of a public school or public school district.