The functions of the board shall be to:
(1) Create an annual plan to improve assessment, curriculums, outreach, and professional development related to geography education in Kentucky;
(2) Establish a competitive system for awarding grants for programs to encourage and support geography education;
(3) Seek and receive private support to fund state programs to encourage and support geography education;
(4) Prepare an annual report of its activities and annual plan, forward copies of the report to the Governor, the Legislative Research Commission, the Kentucky Board of Education, and the Council on Postsecondary Education, and make copies available to citizens of the Commonwealth; and (5) Make recommendations and seek changes through administrative regulations, legislation, and other means to promote geography education in Kentucky.