Maryland Code, Education § 5-403

(a) A local school system shall be subject to a performance evaluation conducted by the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability in accordance with § 2-1234 of the State Government Article, including:

(b) A performance evaluation conducted under subsection (a) of this section may be performed concurrently with or separately from an audit conducted by the Office of Legislative Audits in accordance with § 2-1220 of the State Government Article.