A Black Education Advisory Council was created to advise the secretary, school districts, and charter schools and will meet at least twice a year. The goal of the council is to provide ways of improving public/chartered school education for Black students, therefore increasing the number of Black high school graduates and Black high school graduates who succeed in post-secondary education. The advisory council can appoint no more than 23 members that must include:
- 3 current teachers or school administrators of public schools,
- 3 current teachers or school administrators of chartered schools,
- 2 representatives of post-secondary education (including one representative of teacher preparation programs),
- 3 parents of currently enrolled students in public schools,
- 3 students currently attending a public secondary school,
- 1 representative of the higher education department,
- 1 representative of the office of African American affairs,
- 1 representative of the developmental disabilities planning council and representatives of Black culture within the community (this can include the community, business organizations and other interested persons)