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BILL INFORMATION
PG 501-23
Requested By: Delegate Washington
Synopsis
FOR the purpose of establishing the Office of Integrity and Compliance in the Prince 5 George’s County public school system to evaluate, examine, investigate, report, and make recommendations on certain issues related to the Prince George’s County public school system’s effectiveness, productivity, efficiency, accountability, internal controls, and compliance with applicable laws, policies, and standards; requiring the County Council of Prince George’s County to select and appoint an Integrity and Compliance Officer to publish certain information on the Office of Integrity and Compliance’s website, establish and follow certain confidentiality procedures, report certain violations, coordinate with the Prince George’s County public school system to develop a certain work plan, administer an oath or affirmation, take an affidavit or deposition, issue a subpoena, and submit an annual budget for the Office of Integrity and Compliance to the Prince George’s County Board of Education; requiring an employee, official, or vendor of the Prince George’s County public school system to provide certain information to the Integrity and Compliance Officer; prohibiting a Prince George’s County public school system employee, vendor, or employee of a vendor from being retaliated against, penalized, or threatened with retaliation for certain actions; authorizing a court of competent jurisdiction to compel compliance with a certain order or subpoena or compel testimony or the production of evidence; requiring the county board to include in its annual budget proposal certain amounts for the Office of Integrity and Compliance; transferring the functions, powers, and duties of the Office of Internal Audit of the Prince George’s County public school system to the Office of Integrity and Compliance on a certain date; and generally relating to the establishment of the Office of Integrity and Compliance in the Prince George’s County public school system.