OAR 414-900-0015
Early Learning Hubs Purpose and Functions

Hubs are established to coordinate services to children ages 0 through 6 in a specific geographic area or community of interest, i.e., a special population not constrained by geography in order to produce better outcomes for children. Hubs are vested with the authority to distribute state and federal funds, coordinate services for children and purchase services for children and families. Hubs can leverage public and private funds in their efforts to attain results. Because Hubs are established to coordinate services with current service providers and, or purchase new services to support specific child centered outcomes, including kindergarten readiness, a Hub that provides direct services must meet additional criteria set forth in OAR 414-900-0020 (Selection Criteria for Hub Contracts)(1)(g)(F).

(1)

Hubs must:

(a)

Account for outcomes that benefit children within the Hub geographic area or community of interest by:

(A)

Aligning service delivery focused on outcomes across five functional sectors and be able to prove that entities that represent the following five functional sectors are participating in the Hub:
(i)
Health care services,
(ii)
Human and social services,
(iii)
Education services,
(iv)
Early childhood services, and
(v)
Business.

(B)

Ensuring that service providers which the Hub coordinates and contracts with are also accountable to the Hub for client-level outcomes supporting Oregon’s 40-40-20 Educational Goal.

(b)

Complete a community readiness assessment to determine the readiness to effectively coordinate services to achieve outcomes by:

(A)

Working with providers the Hub plans to contract with to ensure readiness to provider efficient, outcome focused services, and

(B)

Using the community readiness assessment to connect services to outcomes and resources.

(c)

Map and coordinate funding to maximize the return of the investment by:

(A)

Creating a comprehensive children’s budget for the Hub territory modeled on the state level comprehensive children’s budget,

(B)

Mapping all local, state, federal and philanthropic dollars currently available or committed to the proposed service area and ensuring funders are willing to collaborate toward a set of shared outcomes advancing Oregon’s 40-40-20 Educational Goal,

(C)

Ensuring that contracted service providers are accountable for providing services in a cost efficient manner, and

(D)

Ensuring that no more than 15% of the total funds received from the ELC go toward administrative overhead by the end of the contract period.

(d)

If individuals spend more than 15% of their time on administrative functions, their salaries and expenses must be prorated between program and administrative overhead.

(e)

Reporting to the ELC on making progress towards the following outcomes:

(A)

Kindergarten readiness, in support of Oregon’s 40-40-20 Educational Goal,

(B)

Stable and attached families, and

(C)

System coordination and efficiency.

(2)

Reports shall be submitted by the Hub to appropriate interim legislative committee and the ELC by January 1, 2014.

Source: Rule 414-900-0015 — Early Learning Hubs Purpose and Functions, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=414-900-0015.

Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

Rule 414-900-0015’s source at or​.us