§ 9-221. Interagency cooperation

   (a) Cooperation of other units. -- 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 Department of Health and Mental Hygiene;

   (4) the Department of Human Resources;

   (5) the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation;

   (6) the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services; and

   (7) each other agency needed to accomplish these objectives.

(b) Cooperation with Juvenile Justice Monitoring Unit. --

   (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) Cooperation with State Department of Education. -- 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.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 83C, § 2-113, 2-118(g)-(i); 2007, ch. 3, § 2.