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<section article="ged" article_name="Education" number="7-1A-07" title_number="7" title_name="Public Schools" subtitle_number="1A" subtitle_name="Publicly Funded Full-Day Prekindergarten Programs">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Interagency Commission on School Construction shall prioritize public school construction funding requests for high quality prekindergarten classrooms.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Interagency Commission on School Construction shall consider the availability of private eligible prekindergarten providers when determining priorities under paragraph (1) of this subsection.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A county board may partner with the State or the county government to address physical space constraints for eligible prekindergarten providers by utilizing existing available space at a location that is not an eligible prekindergarten provider including:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Senior care facilities; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Community centers.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A county board may apply for funding from the capital improvement program for assistance on renovations to public facilities leased as eligible public prekindergarten programs.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The management of public facilities leased under this subsection shall be the responsibility of the building owner and not the county board.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
