Section 9.10-102 - [See Note] Office established(a) There is a Maryland Office of the Inspector General for Education.(b) The Office is an independent unit of the State.(c) The purpose of the Office is to provide accountability and transparency in the expenditure of public funds for education in the State.(d) All expenses and operations related to the administration of the Office shall be separately identified and independent of any other unit of State government.Added by 2019 Md. Laws, Ch. 771, Sec. 2, eff. contingent on the Governor's transfer or release of funds that are restricted in the fiscal year 2020 budget bill (Chapter 565, Acts of the General Assembly of 2019), that are authorized to be transferred by the Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2019 (Chapter 16, Acts of the General Assembly of 2019), and that are authorized to be expended from The Blueprint for Maryland's Future Fund established in Section 5-219 of the Education Article, as enacted by Section 1 of this Act, for implementation of the recommendations of the Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education. .