§ 8-504. Requirements for receiving and sending schools.

MD Educ Code § 8-504 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    Within 2 school days after receiving notice under § 8-503 of this subtitle, a receiving school shall:

(1)    Inform the sending school of the enrollment or imminent enrollment of the child in State-supervised care;

(2)    Request, in writing, the educational records of the child in State-supervised care from the sending school;

(3)    Provide a copy of the request made under item (2) of this subsection to the child in State-supervised care or the responsible adult acting on behalf of the child in State-supervised care; and

(4)    Inform the child in State-supervised care, or the responsible adult acting on behalf of the child in State-supervised care, of the rights conferred by this subtitle.

(b)    After receiving notice under subsection (a) of this section, a sending school shall:

(1)    Immediately inform the receiving school orally of the grade level in which the child in State-supervised care was last enrolled;

(2)    Immediately inform the receiving school orally of the status of the child in State-supervised care under the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 codified at 29 U.S.C. § 794 (§ 504) or under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act codified at 20 U.S.C. § 1400; and

(3)    Within 3 school days following receipt of notice from the receiving school, send by mail or transmit electronically to the receiving school a copy of:

(i)    A completed student withdrawal or transfer record of the child in State-supervised care;

(ii)    The academic records of the child in State-supervised care;

(iii)    The immunization records of the child in State-supervised care; and

(iv)    If applicable, the most recent individualized education plan or § 504 plan and the most recent assessment of the child in State-supervised care.

(c)    Notwithstanding subsection (b)(3) of this section, a placement agency or school employee may hand carry the documents listed in subsection (b)(3) of this section from a sending school to a receiving school.