(a) 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.
(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 2024–2025 school year, Tier II children 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:
(1) Tier I children;
(2) Children with disabilities, regardless of income;
(3) Homeless youth; and
(4) 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.