Sec. 7. Transparency
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Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall make publicly available a comprehensive and searchable description of all reporting requirements of the Department that apply to State educational agencies, local educational agencies, or schools. Such description shall include, for each reporting requirement, the following information: The definition of the required data element or indicator. The purpose of the particular data collection. The legislative or regulatory source of the reporting requirement.
The level of data (such as the State educational agency, local educational agency, institution of postsecondary education, or school). The mechanism of data collection. Information about whether data relating to the reporting requirement is publicly available. The Secretary shall update the description required under subsection
(a)annually. The Secretary shall ensure that if a new reporting requirement becomes effective, or if a reporting requirement is changed, on or after the date of enactment of this Act, each State shall have not less than 90 days to comply with such requirement.