MARYLAND OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR EDUCATION

ORIGIN & FUNCTIONS

[photo, 100 Community Place, Crownsville, Maryland] In June 2019, the Maryland Office of the Inspector General for Education was authorized by the General Assembly (Chapter 771, Acts of 2019).

The Inspector General for Education examines local boards of education; local school systems; public schools; nonpublic schools that receive State funds; the State Department of Education; and the Interagency Commission on School Construction. Further, the Inspector General receives and investigates information and complaints concerning compliance with State and federal law; potential fraud, waste, and abuse of public funds and property; and civil rights violation involving students or employees.

100 Community Place, Crownsville, Maryland, July 2016. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

The Office is headed by the Inspector General, who is appointed with Senate advice and consent to a five-year term unanimously by the Governor, the Attorney General, and the State Treasurer.

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