(1) The Department of Early Learning and Care shall be responsible, as designated by the Governor, 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.

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(2) Through the legislative budgeting process, the Legislative Assembly shall identify the portions 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 department shall administer the funds according to the portions identified by the Legislative Assembly.

(3) The department 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. [2021 c.631 § 13]

329A.750 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS Chapter 329A or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

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