(a) The office shall have the following powers and duties:

(1) To develop accountability systems with components that include but are not limited to expectations of student achievement, measurement of student achievement, data bases of such measurements, analysis of such data for trends in achievement, interventions, awards, the intended and efficient expenditure of allotted education funds, and public awareness of all such components;

(2) To create, develop, and recommend to the departments, boards, and offices represented on the council such additions, deletions, changes, or other modifications that will improve accountability systems that exist or may be created within or among the departments, boards, and offices represented on the council;

(3) To audit and inspect or cause to be audited or inspected for the purpose of verification, research, analysis, reporting, or for other purposes related to the performance of its powers and duties as provided in this article and for the purposes of auditing pre-kindergarten, elementary, middle grades, and secondary education, postsecondary education, and education work force programs and schools, local school systems, institutes, colleges, universities, regional educational service agencies, and other public education programs and entities as defined by the council;

(4) To assist the council in the development of a state-wide education student information system;

(5) To serve as staff to the council; and

(6) To exercise the powers and discharge duties of the council, as set forth in Code Section 20-14-8, under the supervision and oversight of the council.

(b) The member agencies of the council and other departments, boards, and offices of this state shall cooperate fully with the office and shall provide the office with all information that the council deems necessary for the office to discharge its accountability duties under this article regarding the education programs and units governed by such member agencies or other departments, boards, or offices.