OAR 123-700-0010: Definitions

For the purposes of these rules additional definitions may be found in OAR 123-001-0010 and ORS 329A.723. As used in this Division of administrative rules, the following terms shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) "Child Care Facility" means any facility that provides child care to children, including a day nursery, nursery school, child care center, outdoor child care program, certified or registered family child care home or similar unit operating under any name. "Child Care Facility" does not include those entities excluded from the meaning of "Child Care Facility" under ORS 329A.250(5). (2) "Child Care Infrastructure Project" means a project that increases the capacity or quality of Child Care Facilities in the state of Oregon and includes new construction, commercial property acquisition, or repair and renovation of existing facilities. (3) "Continued Use Period" means the minimum length of time a Child Care Facility must remain open and serving children upon project completion. The Continued Use Period for funded Child Care Infrastructure Projects will be a minimum of three years but not to exceed ten years. When determining the duration of a Continued Use Period, the Department may consider amount of funding award and entity type. The Continued Use Period begins at time of project completion. (4) "Culturally Specific Early Learning Program" means an early learning program that is designed to serve a particular cultural community that experiences systemic disparities. (5) "Department" means the Oregon Business Development Department. (6) "Fund" means the Child Care Infrastructure Fund created by ORS 329A.725. (7) "Municipality" means an Oregon city or county, a Port organized under ORS chapter 777 or 778, a county service district organized under ORS chapter 451, a district as defined in ORS chapter 198, a tribal council of a federally recognized Indian tribe in this state or an airport district organized under ORS chapter 838. (8) "Non-Profit Organization" means an organization established as a nonprofit organization under the laws of Oregon. (9) "Planning Project" means: (a) A project related to a potential Child Care Infrastructure Project for preliminary, final, or construction engineering; (b) A survey, site investigation or environmental action related to a potential Child Care Infrastructure Project; (c) A financial, technical, or other feasibility report, study or plan related to a potential Child Care Infrastructure Project; or (d) An activity that the Department determines to be necessary or useful in planning for a potential Child Care Infrastructure Project. (10) "School District" has a meaning given that term in ORS 332.002. (11) "System Development Charges" means one-time charges on new development and certain types of redevelopment to help pay for existing and planned infrastructure to serve that development.