Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 9-221 - Interagency cooperation(a) To carry out the objectives of this title, the following State units shall cooperate fully with the Department: (1) the State Department of Education;(2) the Department of General Services;(3) the Maryland Department of Health;(4) the Department of Human Services;(5) the Maryland Department of Labor;(6) the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services; and(7) each other agency needed to accomplish these objectives.(b)(1) The Department shall cooperate with the Juvenile Justice Monitoring Unit of the Office of the Attorney General established under Title 6, Subtitle 4 of the State Government Article by:(i) providing the Unit with access to all facilities, reports, and records relating to a child on request;(ii) allowing the juvenile justice monitors to conduct interviews with staff, children, and any other individuals on request; and(iii) submitting corrective action plans and incident reports to the Unit in response to findings and recommendations made by the juvenile justice monitors regarding a facility.(2)(i) The Department shall respond to requests for information from a juvenile justice monitor concerning a facility within 30 days after the date of the request.(ii) If the Department does not respond to a request for information, the monitor may conduct a reasonable investigation relating to the original request for information.(c) The Department shall cooperate with the State Department of Education to establish educational programs as required under Title 22, Subtitle 3 of the Education Article.