Md. Code, Human Services § 9-221

(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.