(1) The department of education shall provide information to the public on how to form and operate a public charter school. This information must include a standard application format, which must include the information specified in § 49-13-107.
(2) The department of education shall monitor the status of charter school applications and shall maintain information on the total number of charter school applications, total number of charter school applications approved, total number of charter school applications denied and total number of charter school applications appealed and the status or outcome of the appeals.