43-2628. Terms, defined.

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For purposes of the Child Care Capacity Building and Workforce Act:

(1)Capacity means the number of children receiving care or services through an approved program;

(2)Community foundation means a tax-exempt, nonprofit, autonomous, nonsectarian, philanthropic institution supported by the public with the long-term goals of:

(a)Building permanent, component funds established by many separate donors to carry out charitable interests; and

(b)Supporting the broad-based charitable interests and benefiting the residents of a defined geographic area;

(3)Department means the Department of Economic Development;

(4)Eligible recipient means:

(a)Any city of the metropolitan class, city of the primary class, city of the first class, city of the second class, village, or county;

(b)Any nonprofit organization, including any community foundation; or

(c)Any other entity determined appropriate in rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the department;

(5)License-exempt provider means any approved license-exempt provider enrolled in the child care subsidy program pursuant to sections 68-1202 and 68-1206 ;

(6)Licensed child care program means a program described in section 71-1911 ; and

(7)Regional facilitator hub means any entity that provides administrative and technical support to any licensed child care program, including any:

(a)Nonprofit organization; or

(b)Community foundation.