Maryland legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Maryland HB1374: Prekindergarten - 3-Year-Olds - Private Providers (Parental Choice for Prekindergarten Act)
Status: Vetoed, March 10, 2025
Altering the definition of "Tier I child" for purposes of publicly provided prekindergarten to not include 3-year-olds and only include certain 4-year-olds; authorizing an eligible private prekindergarten provider to elect to enroll 3-year-olds in publicly provided prekindergarten; requiring an eligible private provider that elects to enroll a Tier I 3-year-old to enter into a certain memorandum of understanding with the State Department of Education and the county board of education; etc.
What the bill says
A bill ENTITLED AN ACT concerning Prekindergarten - 3-Year-Olds - Private Providers (Parental Choice for Prekindergarten Act) FOR the purpose of altering the definition of "Tier I child" for purposes of publicly provided prekindergarten to not include 3-year-olds and only include certain 4-year-olds; authorizing an eligible private prekindergarten provider to enroll 3-year-olds in publicly provided prekindergarten…
From the introduced text, February 9, 2025:
A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT concerning Prekindergarten - 3-Year-Olds - Private Providers (Parental Choice for Prekindergarten Act) FOR the purpose of altering the definition of "Tier I child" for purposes of publicly provided prekindergarten to not include 3-year-olds and only include certain 4-year-olds; authorizing an eligible private prekindergarten provider to enroll 3-year-olds in publicly provided prekindergarten; requiring an eligible private provider that elects to enroll a Tier I 3-year-old to enter into a certain memorandum of understanding with the State Department of Education and the county board of education; requiring notice about eligible private providers who elect to enroll certain 3-year-olds to be given to certain local departments; and generally relating to the enrollment of 3-year-olds in publicly funded prekindergarten. BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Education Section 7-1A-01 through 7-1A-03, 7-1A-05, and 7-1A-06 Annotated Code of Maryland (2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) BY adding to Article - Education Section 7-1A-04.1 Annotated Code of Maryland (2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW. [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from exist in g l aw . *hb1374* HOUSE BILL 1374 Article - Education 7-1A-01. (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings …