# Education (GED)

## Title 8. Special Programs for Exceptional Children

### Subtitle 5. Children in State-Supervised Care

#### Section 8-504

(a) Within 2 school days after receiving notice under Sec. 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. Sec. 794 (Sec. 504) or under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act codified at 20 U.S.C. Sec. 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 Sec. 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.

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Md. Code Ann., Educ. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)