(a)    (1)    Except as prohibited by the Internal Revenue Code, the employees and authorized representatives of the Office shall have access to and may inspect the records, including those that are confidential by law, of any unit of State government or of a person or other body receiving State funds, with respect to any matter under the jurisdiction of the Office.

(2)    In conjunction with a performance evaluation authorized under this subtitle, the access required by paragraph (1) of this subsection shall include access to the records of contractors and subcontractors that perform work under State contracts.

(3)    The employees or authorized representatives of the Office shall have access to and may inspect the records, including those that are confidential by law, of any local school system to undertake the performance evaluations authorized under § 2–1234 of this subtitle.

(b)    Each officer or employee of the unit or body that is subject to a performance evaluation shall provide any information that the Director determines to be needed for the examination of that unit or body, or of any matter under the authority of the Office, including information that otherwise would be confidential under any provision of law.

(c)    (1)    The Director may issue process that requires an official of a State unit or school system that is subject to performance evaluation to produce a record that is needed for the performance evaluation.

(2)    The process shall be sent to the sheriff for the county where the official is located.

(3)    The sheriff promptly shall serve the process.

(4)    The State shall pay the cost of process.

(5)    If a person fails to comply with process issued under this subsection or fails to provide information that is requested during a performance evaluation, a circuit court may issue an order directing compliance with the process or compelling that the information requested be provided.