1. (a)

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

   2. (2) “Eligible child” means a child:

      1. (i) Whose parent or guardian enrolls the child in a public prekindergarten program; and
      2. (ii) Who is 4 years old on September 1 of the school year in which the parent or legal guardian enrolls the child in a public prekindergarten program.
   3. (3) “Eligible county board” means a county board that makes a full-day public prekindergarten program available for eligible children.
   4. (4) “State share of the per pupil foundation amount” means the quotient of the State share of the foundation program for a county divided by the full-time equivalent enrollment of the county.

2. (b) For each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022, the State shall provide a supplemental prekindergarten grant to an eligible county board that equals the percentage of the State share of the per pupil foundation amount multiplied by the number of full-time equivalent eligible children enrolled in a public full-day prekindergarten program on September 30 of the previous school year:

   1. (1) For fiscal year 2018, 50%;
   2. (2) For fiscal year 2019, 75%;
   3. (3) For fiscal year 2020, 100%; and
   4. (4) For each of fiscal years 2021 and 2022, 100%.
3. (c) The State shall distribute the supplemental prekindergarten grant at the same time the State distributes funds to county boards under this subtitle.

Added as Education § 5-218 by Acts 2017, c. 6, § 1, eff. June 1, 2017; Acts 2017, c. 607, § 1, eff. June 1, 2017. Amended by Acts 2019, c. 771, § 1, eff. June 1, 2019. Redesignated as Education § 5-232 and amended by Acts 2021, c. 36, § 3, eff. March 14, 2021.