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<section article="ged" article_name="Education" number="9.5-1104" effective_note="EFFECTIVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2028 PER CHAPTER 779 OF 2023" title_number="9.5" title_name="Division of Early Childhood Development" subtitle_number="11" subtitle_name="Outdoor Preschool License Pilot Program">
  <level label="a">
    <text>On or before December 1 of 2025 and 2026, the Department shall submit interim reports to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly on the implementation of the Pilot Program, including:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The number of participating providers in the Pilot Program;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The number of children and families being served by the Pilot Program;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The number of participating providers who enrolled in the Maryland EXCELS Program;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>The number of children in the Pilot Program who participated in the Child Care Scholarship Program; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>The number of children in the Pilot Program served by the Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Support Services Program.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>On or before December 1, 2027, the Department shall submit a final report to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly on the findings of the Pilot Program, including recommendations for continuing, modifying, or expanding the Pilot Program.</text>
  </level>
</section>
