Section 7-1A-05 - Memorandum of understanding(a)(1) Each county board shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Department, each eligible private provider participating in publicly funded prekindergarten in the county, and other applicable government agencies.(2) Before executing a memorandum of understanding under this section, each county board shall submit an implementation plan of the proposed memorandum of understanding to the Accountability and Implementation Board in accordance with § 5-404 of this article.(b) The Department shall develop a model memorandum of understanding for use by county boards of education in fulfilling the requirements under this section.(c) Each memorandum of understanding shall, at a minimum, provide for:(1) The adoption of an early childhood educator career ladder by eligible private providers in accordance with § 7-1A-08 of this subtitle;(2) Services for children with disabilities;(3) A process by which a parent is able to indicate a preference for eligible prekindergarten providers;(4) The manner for processing the payment of the State share, local share, and family share for each child who is enrolled with an eligible prekindergarten provider;(5) Any agreed upon administrative costs to be retained by an agency that is party to the agreement;(6) The manner in which the parties will meet the requirements of this subtitle;(7) A plan to address racial and socioeconomic integration in prekindergarten classrooms; (8) A method for the county board to distribute a list of eligible public and private providers in the same area with a parent interested in enrolling the parent's child in a prekindergarten program;(9) Facilitation of peer-to-peer eligible prekindergarten provider meetings, through a prekindergarten provider hub if one is established in the area, in which eligible prekindergarten providers are able to share best practices in the field; and(10) Any other provisions necessary to carry out this subtitle.(d) A memorandum of understanding under this section shall seek to avoid, to the extent practicable, a disproportionate concentration of students of the same race, ethnicity, disability status, and income within an eligible provider.Amended by 2024 Md. Laws, Ch. 165,Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2024.Added by 2021 Md. Laws, Ch. 36, Sec. 3, eff. 3/12/2021.