35A-3-203. Functions and duties of office -- Annual report.

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Effective 5/5/2021

The office shall:

(1)assess critical child care needs throughout the state on an ongoing basis and focus its activities on helping to meet the most critical needs;

(2)provide child care subsidy services for income-eligible children through age 12 and for income-eligible children with disabilities through age 18;

(3)provide information:

(a)to employers for the development of options for child care in the work place; and

(b)for educating the public in obtaining quality child care;

(4)coordinate services for quality:

(a)child care training;

(b)child care resource and referral core services; and

(c)training and education regarding child behavioral health interventions and competencies;

(5)apply for, accept, or expend gifts or donations from public or private sources;

(6)provide administrative support services to the committee;

(7)work collaboratively with the following for the delivery of quality child care, early childhood programs, and school age programs throughout the state:

(a)the State Board of Education;

(b)the Department of Health; and

(c)the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health within the Department of Human Services;

(8)research child care programs and public policy to improve the quality and accessibility of child care, early childhood programs, and school age programs in the state;

(9)provide planning and technical assistance for the development and implementation of programs in communities that lack child care, early childhood programs, and school age programs;

(10)provide organizational support for the establishment of nonprofit organizations approved by the Child Care Advisory Committee, created in Section 35A-3-205 ;

(11)coordinate with the department to include in the annual written report described in Section 35A-1-109 information regarding the status of child care in Utah; and

(12)make rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act , and consistent with state and federal law:

(a)establishing the eligibility requirements for a child care provider to receive a grant or subsidy, including for the following:

(i)providing child care for an income-eligible child who is 12 years old or younger; and

(ii)providing child care for an income-eligible child with disabilities who is 18 years old or younger; and

(b)prioritizing awards of child care grants or subsidies for income-eligible children within available funds.

Amended by Chapter 168 , 2021 General Session

Amended by Chapter 278 , 2021 General Session