Section 7-1A-06 - Tier I children who are 3 or 4 years old to be enrolled in a full-day prekindergarten program(a)(1) Beginning in the 2022-2023 school year, Tier I children who are 3 or 4 years old may be enrolled in a full-day prekindergarten program under this subtitle.(2)(i) For the 2023-2024 through 2025-2026 school years, children who are 3 or 4 years old may enroll in a full-day prekindergarten program under this subtitle if the children are: 1. Children whose family income is more than 300% but not more than 600% of the federal poverty level; and2.A. Children with disabilities; orB. Children from homes in which English is not the primary spoken language.(ii) For the 2023-2024 through 2025-2026 school years only, children described under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph shall be counted as Tier I children for purposes of funding allocated under § 5-229 of this article. (b)(1) The proportion of enrolled Tier I children who are 3 years old shall increase annually until all Tier I children who are 3 years old are enrolled in a full-day prekindergarten program.(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 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 provided to 3- and 4-year olds who are: (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 provider in which to enroll their child does not supersede local authority to set school attendance boundaries.Amended by 2024 Md. Laws, Ch. 717,Sec. 1, eff. 6/1/2024.Amended by 2023 Md. Laws, Ch. 119, Sec. 1, eff. 4/24/2023.Added by 2021 Md. Laws, Ch. 36, Sec. 3, eff. 3/12/2021.