Maryland Education Section 8-504

      (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.