(1) The Legislative Assembly hereby acknowledges that females under 18 years of age often lack equal access, both individually and as a group, when compared with males under 18 years of age, to the facilities, services and treatment available through human services and juvenile corrections programs provided by or funded by the State of Oregon. […]
(1) As used in this section, “victim services provider” means a nonprofit agency or program receiving moneys administered by the Department of Human Services or the Department of Justice that offers safety planning, counseling, support or advocacy to victims of domestic violence. (2) The Department of Human Services may contract with local victim services providers […]
The purpose of ORS 417.305 is to establish a state policy for serving Oregon’s children and families, in recognition that addressing the needs, strengths and assets of children necessarily requires addressing the needs, strengths and assets of families and communities, and to direct state agencies to work in partnership with local communities to plan, coordinate […]
(1) The Legislative Assembly finds and declares that: (a) Children are our future; (b) Healthy children and families are of fundamental importance to the vitality of Oregon; (c) Children are entitled to safety and health; (d) All children deserve love, respect and guidelines for responsible behavior; (e) Families should be supported and strengthened; (f) Communities […]
As used in ORS 417.705 to 417.800: (1) “Early Learning Hub” means an entity designated under ORS 417.827. (2) “Outcome” means the measure of a desired result. (3) “Services for children and families” does not include services provided by the Department of Education or school districts that are related to curriculum or instructional programs. (4) […]
The purpose of ORS 417.705 to 417.800, as described in ORS 417.708 to 417.725, shall be implemented by all state agencies providing services for children and families to guide the providing of those services. [Formerly 417.755; 2012 c.97 §20]
The Legislative Assembly finds: (1) The first three years of life are a crucial period in a child’s life, and during this period a child is sensitive to the protective mechanisms of parental and family support. (2) Brain development that takes place during the first year of life is rapid and extensive and has implications […]
Subject to the availability of funds therefor and the specific provisions of ORS 417.705 to 417.800, it is the purpose of ORS 417.705 to 417.800 to: (1) Authorize the Early Learning Council to set statewide guidelines for the planning, coordination and delivery of services for children and families in conjunction with other state agencies and […]
(1) It is the intent of the Legislative Assembly to enable families and communities to protect, nurture and realize the full physical, social, emotional, cognitive and cultural developmental potential of children in Oregon. Toward this end, the Legislative Assembly shall develop and implement a statewide system of services that is preventive, integrated in local communities […]
The characteristics of the service system developed and implemented under ORS 417.705 to 417.800 are that the system: (1) Is nonstigmatizing; (2) Is available and accessible when needed and is based on the perspective of children and families and, whenever possible, allows families to design their own service programs, based on assessment of their needs […]
The Oregon Health Authority, the Health Plan Quality Metrics Committee and the Early Learning Council shall work collaboratively with coordinated care organizations to develop performance metrics for prenatal care, delivery and infant care that align with early learning outcomes. [2013 c.728 §8; 2015 c.389 §12] Note: 417.721 and 417.723 were enacted into law by the […]
The Oregon Health Authority and the Early Learning Council shall establish a grant program to provide funding to support effective and scalable strategies that align statewide early learning systems and health systems for the purpose of improving the developmental outcomes for children from zero through three years of age. [2013 c.728 §9; 2021 c.631 §2] […]
(1) Key elements of the service system developed and implemented under ORS 417.705 to 417.800 are: (a) A two-to-seven-year incremental implementation process with measurable outcomes; (b) An implementation process resulting in a voluntary system based on nurturing human development; and (c) A service continuum based on promoting wellness for the children of Oregon whose parents […]
Based on the findings expressed in ORS 417.708, there is created the Oregon Early Learning System. The goals of the system are to: (1) Prevent child abuse and neglect; (2) Improve the health and development of young children; (3) Promote bonding and attachment in the early years of a child’s life; (4) Support parents in […]
(1) The Early Learning Council is responsible for leading cross-sector strategic planning that establishes the goals, objectives and strategies necessary for a statewide early learning system. (2) The purpose of the statewide early learning system is to make progress toward ensuring that: (a) Children enter school ready to learn; (b) Children are raised in families […]
[1999 c.1053 §20; 2001 c.831 §5; renumbered 417.728 in 2001]
[1993 c.676 §10; 1999 c.1053 §10; renumbered 417.707 in 2001]
(1) The Early Childhood Equity Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Moneys in the Early Childhood Equity Fund are continuously appropriated to the Department of Education for the Early Learning Division to make grants under ORS 417.782 to culturally specific early learning, early childhood and parent support […]
(1) The Early Learning Division may make grants from the Early Childhood Equity Fund established under ORS 417.781 to culturally specific early learning, early childhood and parent support programs in this state that build capacity in communities, ensure children start kindergarten ready to succeed and support families to be stable, healthy and attached. For purposes […]
(1) As used in this section: (a) “Local entity” includes: (A) An Early Learning Hub designated under ORS 417.827; (B) A resource and referral entity; (C) An education service district; (D) A federal Head Start program; (E) A community-based organization; or (F) Any entity identified by the Early Learning Division. (b) “Provider” means a provider […]
