(a)      The General Assembly intends that:

            (1)      All children whose care is the responsibility of this State shall have similar protection for their health, their safety, and the quality of their care; and

            (2)      The rules and regulations of agencies that are charged with child care shall be comparable.

      (b)      The Department shall adopt rules and regulations to carry out §§ 2-123 and 2-124 of this article.

      (c)      (1)      A child care home or institution may not be required to obtain a license from more than 1 State agency.

            (2)      Any State agency authorized to license child care homes or institutions may make cooperative arrangements with any other State agency to this end.