2018 Maryland Code
Education
Division II - Elementary and Secondary Education
Title 5 - Financing
Subtitle 2 - State and Federal Aid to Education
§ 5-218. Supplemental prekindergarten grants.
(a) Definitions. --
(1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2) "Eligible child" means a child:
(i) Whose parent or guardian enrolls the child in a public prekindergarten program; and
(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) "Eligible county board" means a county board that makes a full-day public prekindergarten program available for all eligible children.
(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.
(b) Calculation of grant amounts. -- For each of fiscal years 2018 through 2020, 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) For fiscal year 2018, 50%;
(2) For fiscal year 2019, 75%; and
(3) For fiscal year 2020, 100%.
(c) Distribution. -- The State shall distribute the supplemental prekindergarten grant at the same time the State distributes funds to county boards under this subtitle.
