813-125-0011 Definitions Terms used throughout OAR chapter 813, division 125 may be defined in Oregon Revised Statute (ORS) or in the OHCS General Definitions (OAR 813-005-0005). Terms used within this division observe those definitions except as defined below: (1) “Affordable Housing” means housing that is affordable to households with incomes less than or equal to 80 percent of the area median income for the county in which the housing is located. (2) “Co-Location” means facilitating the development, placement or enhancement of childcare facilities within or on the grounds of affordable housing developments. (3) “Community Development Finance Institution (CDFI)” means a federally designated financial institution with a primary mission of community development, which provides financial products and/or services in low-income communities and to people who lack access to financing. CDFI’s are certified by the U.S. Department of Treasury and include requirements that at least 60 percent of their financing activities be targeted to one or more low income populations or underserved communities. (4) “Department” means the Housing and Community Services Department for the State of Oregon. (5) “Early Care & Education (ECE) Facility” means any of the following child care types as described by the Oregon Department of Education: (a) Regulated Subsidy Provider (b) Registered Family Child Care (c) Certified Family Child Care (d) Certified Child Care Center (6) “Early Care & Education (ECE) Development” means new construction, development, rehabilitation, improvements, retrofitting, or remodeling (including approved tenant improvements) to allow for or enhance ECE opportunities. (7) “Early Care & Education (ECE) Operators/Provider” means any of the following entities and their staff: (a) A child care facility that is required to be certified under ORS 329A.280 or a provider that is required to be registered under ORS 329A.330; (b) Any program receiving state public funding for early childhood care and education services: (c) Providers of the Preschool Promise program described in ORS 329.172 (d) Providers of the Oregon prekindergarten program described in ORS 329.175 (e) Providers of the infant and toddler care program described in ORS 417.784; and (f) Providers of the Relief Nursery program described in ORS.788 (g) Providers of the Preschool for All Multnomah County Program or any locally approved pre-education program. (8) "Early Care & Education (ECE) Preservation" means activities that support the retention of current ECE slots. This can include, but is not limited to activities to bring current facilities up to code, or any other intervention that can be reasonably determined that without the intervention would otherwise result in a reduction or total loss of ECE slots. (9) “Regulated Affordable Housing” means a residential unit or units subject to a regulatory agreement that runs with the land and that requires affordability for an established income level for a defined period of time. (10) “Third Party Administrator” means a (CDFI) selected using the "Third Party Selection Criteria." Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 456.555 & ORS 456.502 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 456.555 & ORS 456.502 History: OHCS 33-2023, adopt filed 12/27/2023, effective 12/29/2023