(a) A recognized partnership is a partnership that:      
        (1) exists between a child care provider and one of the following:                  (A) a public school prekindergarten provider;                   (B) a local education agency; or                   (C) a Head Start/Early Head Start program; and         
        (2) requires both parties to have entered into an agreement, such as a memorandum of understanding, and serves some number of children under age six who are dually enrolled in both programs.       
      (b) A Board shall establish policies and procedures to enroll eligible children who are directly referred by a recognized partnership.     
      (c) A Board's policy shall exempt children directly referred from a recognized partnership from the Board's waiting list, subject to the availability of funding and the availability of subsidized slots at the partnership site.     
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §809.22 adopted to be effective January 25, 2021, 46 TexReg 593