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(2) The proportion of enrolled Tier I children who are 4 years old shall increase annually so that all Tier I children who are 4 years old shall be enrolled in a full–day prekindergarten program.

(c)Beginning in the [2024–2025] 2025–2026 school year,…#

(c) Beginning in the [2024–2025] 2025–2026 school year, Tier II children NOT DESCRIBED UNDER SUBSECTION (A)(2)(I) OF THIS SECTION may be enrolled in a full–day prekindergarten program if space is available to encourage socioeconomic diversity in prekindergarten classrooms.

(d)Priority in expanding prekindergarten slots shall be…#

(d) Priority in expanding prekindergarten slots shall be provided to 3– and 4–year olds who are:

(1) Tier I children;

(2) Children with disabilities, regardless of income; or

(3) Children from homes in which English is not the primary spoken language.

(e)The ability of a family to choose the prekindergarten…#

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WES MOORE, Governor Ch. 717

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(2) The proportion of enrolled Tier I children who are 4 years old shall increase annually so that all Tier I children who are 4 years old shall be enrolled in a full–day prekindergarten program.

(c)Beginning in the [2024–2025] 2025–2026 school year,…#

(c) Beginning in the [2024–2025] 2025–2026 school year, Tier II children NOT DESCRIBED UNDER SUBSECTION (A)(2)(I) OF THIS SECTION may be enrolled in a full–day prekindergarten program if space is available to encourage socioeconomic diversity in prekindergarten classrooms.

(d)Priority in expanding prekindergarten slots shall be…#

(d) Priority in expanding prekindergarten slots shall be provided to 3– and 4–year olds who are:

(1) Tier I children;

(2) Children with disabilities, regardless of income; or

(3) Children from homes in which English is not the primary spoken language.

(e)The ability of a family to choose the prekindergarten…#

(e) The ability of a family to choose the prekindergarten provider in which to enroll their child does not supersede local authority to set school attendance boundaries.

7–447.1.

(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.

(3) “Commission” means the Maryland Community Health Resources Commission.

(4) “Consortium” means the Maryland Consortium on Coordinated Community Supports established under subsection (b) of this section.

(5) “Coordinated community supports” means a holistic, nonstigmatized, and coordinated approach, including among the following persons, to meeting students’ behavioral health needs, addressing related challenges, and providing community services and supports to the students:

(i)Teachers, school leadership, and student instructional…#

(i) Teachers, school leadership, and student instructional support personnel;

(ii)Local school systems;#

(ii) Local school systems;

(iii) Local community schools;

(iv) Behavioral health coordinators appointed under § 7–447 of this subtitle;