§ 3602-e. Universal prekindergarten program. 1. Definitions. For the\npurposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following\nmeanings:\n a. "School district" shall mean all public school districts eligible\nfor total foundation aid pursuant to subdivision four of section three\nthousand six hundred two of this article, such term shall not include\nboards of cooperative educational services.\n * b. "Eligible agencies" shall mean a provider of child care and early\neducation, a day care provider, early childhood program or center, or\ncommunity-based organization, including but not limited to approved\npre-school special education programs, head start, and nursery schools\nso long as the standards and qualifications set forth pursuant to\nsubdivision twelve of this section have been met.\n * NB Effective until July 1, 2026\n * b. "Eligible agencies" shall mean a provider of child care and early\neducation, a day care provider, early childhood program or center,\nnon-profit organization, charter school, library, museum, or\ncommunity-based organization, including but not limited to approved\npre-school special education programs, head start, and nursery schools\nso long as the standards and qualifications set forth pursuant to\nsubdivision twelve of this section have been met.\n * NB Effective July 1, 2026\n * c. "Eligible children" shall mean resident children who are four\nyears of age on or before December first of the year in which they are\nenrolled or who will otherwise be first eligible to enter public school\nkindergarten commencing with the following school year.\n * NB Effective until July 1, 2026\n * c. "Eligible four-year-old children" shall mean resident children\nwho are four years of age on or before December first of the year in\nwhich they are enrolled or who will otherwise be first eligible to enter\npublic school kindergarten commencing with the following school year.\n * NB Effective July 1, 2026\n * c-1. "Eligible three-year-old children" shall mean resident children\nwho are three years of age on or before December first of the year in\nwhich they are enrolled or who will otherwise be first eligible to enter\npublic school kindergarten commencing two years from the time of\nenrollment.\n * NB Effective July 1, 2026\n d. "Pre-kindergarten program plan" shall mean a plan approved by the\nboard of education or, in the case of a school district having a\npopulation of one million or more, by the community superintendent and\nthe chancellor that is designed to effectively serve eligible children\ndirectly through the school district or through collaborative efforts\nbetween the school district and an eligible agency or agencies.\n e. "Session" shall mean one universal prekindergarten program class\noperating pursuant to time, staff ratio and other regulatory\nrequirements as set forth by the board of regents and the commissioner\nfor such purpose.\n * f. "Universal access proxy" shall mean the product of eighty-five\npercent multiplied by the positive difference, if any, between the sum\nof the public school enrollment and the nonpublic school enrollment of\nchildren attending full-day and half-day kindergarten programs in the\ndistrict in the year prior to the base year less the number of resident\nchildren who attain the age of four before December first of the base\nyear, who were served during such school year by a prekindergarten\nprogram approved pursuant to section forty-four hundred ten of this\nchapter, where such services are provided for more than four hours per\nday.\n * NB Effective July 1, 2026\n * g. "Half-day program" shall mean a program which serves students for\nat least two and five-tenths hours but less than five hours per day.\n * NB Effective July 1, 2026\n * h. "Full-day program" shall mean a program which serves students for\nat least five hours per day.\n * NB Effective July 1, 2026\n 2. The commissioner is hereby authorized and directed to award gran
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