ORS 329A.010
Office of Child Care

  • Child Care Fund

(1)

There is established within the Early Learning Division the Office of Child Care.

(2)

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(a)

The Office of Child Care, as designated by the Governor, shall be responsible for administering funds received by the State of Oregon pursuant to the federal Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014, the Child Care and Development Fund and other federal child care funds and grants received by the State of Oregon.

(b)

Through the legislative budgeting process, the Legislative Assembly shall identify the portion of the funds received by the State of Oregon pursuant to the federal Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014 to be spent to provide quality child care, to provide child care subsidies and for administrative expenditures. The Office of Child Care shall administer the funds according to the portions identified by the Legislative Assembly.

(c)

The Office of Child Care shall submit an annual report to the Legislative Fiscal Office regarding the expenditures of the funds received by the State of Oregon pursuant to the federal Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014 and the most recent estimate of the balance of the funds.

(3)

The Office of Child Care shall comply with directives of the Early Learning Council established in ORS 326.425 (Early Learning Council) in the office’s implementation of the provisions of ORS 329A.250 (Definitions for ORS 329A.030 and 329A.250 to 329A.450) to 329A.450 (Assistance to staff of facility).

(4)

The Office of Child Care may maintain information about child care facilities and providers through electronic records systems.

(5)

The Office of Child Care may share information with other public entities when the office determines that sharing the information would support the health or safety of children in child care, except as otherwise prohibited by state or federal law.

(6)

There is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund, the Child Care Fund. The Child Care Fund shall consist of moneys collected and received by the Office of Child Care pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, ORS 329A.310 (Application) and 329A.992 (Suspension) and such moneys as may be otherwise made available by law. Interest earned on the fund shall be credited to the fund. The moneys in the Child Care Fund are appropriated continuously to the Office of Child Care and shall be used in a manner consistent with the grant of funds or for the administration of ORS 181A.200 (Authority of Department of Human Services, Oregon Health Authority and Employment Department to require fingerprints), 329A.030 (Central Background Registry) and 329A.250 (Definitions for ORS 329A.030 and 329A.250 to 329A.450) to 329A.450 (Assistance to staff of facility). [Formerly 657A.010; 2017 c.617 §1]
Note: The amendments to 329A.010 (Office of Child Care) by section 37, chapter 631, Oregon Laws 2021, become operative January 1, 2023. See section 64, chapter 631, Oregon Laws 2021. The text that is operative on and after January 1, 2023, is set forth for the user’s convenience.
329A.010 (Office of Child Care). (1) There is established within the Department of Early Learning and Care the Office of Child Care.

(2)

The Office of Child Care shall comply with directives of the Early Learning Council established in ORS 326.425 (Early Learning Council) in the office’s implementation of the provisions of ORS 329A.250 (Definitions for ORS 329A.030 and 329A.250 to 329A.450) to 329A.450 (Assistance to staff of facility).

(3)

The Office of Child Care may maintain information about child care facilities and providers through electronic records systems.

(4)

The Office of Child Care may share information with other public entities when the office determines that sharing the information would support the health or safety of children in child care, except as otherwise prohibited by state or federal law.

(5)

There is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund, the Child Care Fund. The Child Care Fund shall consist of moneys collected, received and administered by the Office of Child Care and Department of Early Learning and Care pursuant to ORS 329A.310 (Application), 329A.700 (Definitions for ORS 329A.700 to 329A.712) to 329A.712 (Revenue distribution to child care providers), 329A.750 (Department of Early Learning and Care responsible for administering federal funds) and 329A.992 (Suspension) and such moneys as may be otherwise made available by law. Interest earned on the fund shall be credited to the fund. The moneys in the Child Care Fund are appropriated continuously to the Department of Early Learning and Care and shall be used in a manner consistent with the grant of funds or for the administration of ORS 181A.200 (Authority of Department of Human Services, Oregon Health Authority and Employment Department to require fingerprints), 329A.030 (Central Background Registry), 329A.250 (Definitions for ORS 329A.030 and 329A.250 to 329A.450) to 329A.450 (Assistance to staff of facility) and 329A.700 (Definitions for ORS 329A.700 to 329A.712) to 329A.712 (Revenue distribution to child care providers).

Source: Section 329A.010 — Office of Child Care; Child Care Fund, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors329A.­html.

329A.010
Office of Child Care
329A.020
Duties of office
329A.025
Information sharing between Office of Child Care and Department of Human Services
329A.030
Central Background Registry
329A.100
“Resource and referral system” defined for ORS 329A.100 to 329A.135
329A.110
Policy
329A.120
Services by resource and referral entities
329A.130
Resource and referral entities required to match funds
329A.135
Duties of Office of Child Care
329A.250
Definitions for ORS 329A.030 and 329A.250 to 329A.450
329A.252
Provision of care by persons whose certification or registration or enrollment in registry is denied, revoked or suspended
329A.255
Preschool recorded program
329A.257
School-age recorded program
329A.260
Minimum standards for child care facilities
329A.261
Development of quality recognition and improvement system
329A.263
Emergency plan for facilities
329A.270
Renewal procedure for certification or registration
329A.275
Rules
329A.280
When certification required
329A.290
Qualifications of applicant for certification
329A.300
Issuance of certification
329A.310
Application
329A.330
Registration requirements
329A.340
Certain child care providers required to attend orientation
329A.342
Jurisdiction
329A.344
Cease and desist order
329A.346
Progressive enforcement system
329A.348
Interference with disclosure of information
329A.350
Denial, revocation or suspension of certification or registration
329A.360
Notice
329A.370
Injunction
329A.390
Inspection
329A.400
Duties of Oregon Health Authority
329A.410
When search warrant required
329A.420
Cooperative agreements to inspect premises
329A.430
Rights of family child care providers to join labor organizations
329A.440
Application of land use regulations to family child care homes
329A.450
Assistance to staff of facility
329A.460
Separate sleeping quarters not required for certain persons providing child care or babysitting services
329A.490
Child care provider training program
329A.493
Funds for training program
329A.500
Employment Related Day Care subsidy program
329A.505
Inspection
329A.600
Early Childhood Suspension and Expulsion Prevention Program
329A.625
Prohibition on suspending or expelling child from program
329A.700
Definitions for ORS 329A.700 to 329A.712
329A.703
Program established
329A.706
Program implementation
329A.712
Revenue distribution to child care providers
329A.750
Department of Early Learning and Care responsible for administering federal funds
329A.990
Criminal penalty
329A.992
Suspension
329A.994
Civil penalty for interference with disclosure of information
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