ORS 417.827
Early Learning Hubs

  • system requirements
  • requests for proposals
  • proposal requirements
  • rules
  • metrics for funding
  • match requirements
  • delivery of services to community without hub

(1)

As used in this section and ORS 417.829 (Evaluation):

(a)

“Early Learning Hub” means any entity designated by regional partners to coordinate early learning services, as determined by rules adopted by the Early Learning Council.

(b)

“Regional partners” includes counties, cities, school districts, education service districts, community colleges, public universities, private educational institutions, faith-based organizations, nonprofit service providers and tribes.

(2)

The council shall implement and coordinate a system that coordinates the delivery of early learning services to the communities of this state through the direction of Early Learning Hubs. The system may not include more than 16 Early Learning Hubs.

(3)

The system implemented and coordinated by the council must ensure that:

(a)

Providers of early learning services are accountable for outcomes;

(b)

Services are provided in a cost-efficient manner; and

(c)

The services provided, and the means by which those services are provided, are focused on the outcomes of the services.

(4)

The council shall develop and implement a process for requesting proposals from entities to become Early Learning Hubs. Proposals submitted under this subsection must comply with criteria and requirements adopted by the council by rule, including:

(a)

The entity will be able to coordinate the provision of early learning services to the community that will be served by the entity. An entity may meet the requirement of this paragraph by submitting evidence that local stakeholders, including but not limited to service providers, parents, community members, county governments, local governments and school districts, have participated in the development of the proposal and will maintain a meaningful role in the Early Learning Hub.

(b)

The services coordinated by the entity will be in alignment with the services provided by the public schools of the community that will be served by the entity.

(c)

The entity will be in alignment with, and make advantageous use of, the system of public health care and services available through local health departments and other publicly supported programs delivered through, or in partnership with, counties and coordinated care organizations.

(d)

The entity will be able to integrate efforts among education providers, providers of health care, providers of human services and providers of other programs and services in the community.

(e)

The entity will use coordinated and transparent budgeting.

(f)

The entity will operate in a fiscally sound manner.

(g)

The entity must have a governing body or community advisory body that:

(A)

Has the authority to initiate audits, recommend the terms of a contract and provide reports to the public and to the council on the outcomes of the provision of early learning services to the community served by the entity.

(B)

Has members selected through a transparent process and includes both public and private entities, locally based parents and service recipients, human social service providers, child care providers, health care providers and representatives of local governments from the service area.

(h)

The entity will collaborate on documentation related to coordinated services with public and private entities that are identified by the council as providers of services that advance the early learning of children.

(i)

The entity will serve a community that is based on the population and service needs of the community and will demonstrate the ability to improve results for at-risk children, including the ability to identify, evaluate and implement coordinated strategies to ensure that a child is ready to succeed in school.

(j)

The entity will be able to raise and leverage significant funds from public and private sources and to secure in-kind support to support early learning services coordinated by the entity and operate in a fiscally sound manner.

(k)

The entity meets any other qualifications established by the council.

(5)

The council may adopt by rule requirements that are in addition to the requirements described in subsections (3) and (4) of this section that an entity must meet to qualify as an Early Learning Hub. When developing the additional requirements, the council must use a statewide public process of community engagement that is consistent with the requirements of the federal Head Start Act.

(6)

When determining whether to designate an entity as an Early Learning Hub, the council shall balance the following factors:

(a)

The entity’s ability to engage the community and be involved in the community.

(b)

The entity’s ability to produce outcomes that benefit children.

(c)

The entity’s resourcefulness.

(d)

The entity’s use, or proposed use, of evidence-based practices.

(7)

The council shall develop metrics for the purpose of providing funding to Early Learning Hubs designated under this section. The metrics must:

(a)

Focus on community readiness, high capacity development and progress toward tracking child outcomes;

(b)

Establish a baseline of information for the area to be served by the Early Learning Hub, including information about the inclusion of community partners in the governance structure of the Early Learning Hub, the availability of data on local programs and outcomes and the success in leveraging private, nonprofit and other governmental resources for early learning; and

(c)

Include child performance metrics.

(8)

The council may require that, as a condition of receiving funding as a designated Early Learning Hub under this section, the Early Learning Hub provide matching funding. The percentage of matching funding shall be determined by the council and may vary for each fiscal year. Any moneys received by an Early Learning Hub are subject to the restrictions of this section.

(9)

For any community in this state that is not served by an Early Learning Hub, the council shall coordinate and administer the delivery of early learning services for that community and, to the extent practicable, shall regionalize service administration.

(10)

The council may alter the lines of the territory served by an Early Learning Hub only to ensure that all children of this state are served by an Early Learning Hub.

(11)

An entity designated as part of an Early Learning Hub may not use more than 15 percent of the moneys received by the entity from the council to pay administrative costs of the entity.

(12)

The Department of Human Services or the Oregon Health Authority may not transfer any authority for determining eligibility for a state or federal program to an Early Learning Hub. [2012 c.37 §77; 2013 c.728 §19; 2015 c.736 §61; 2015 c.773 §1; 2017 c.399 §3; 2019 c.395 §10]
Note: The amendments to 417.827 (Early Learning Hubs) by section 56, chapter 631, Oregon Laws 2021, become operative January 1, 2023. See section 64, chapter 631, Oregon Laws 2021. The text that is operative on and after January 1, 2023, is set forth for the user’s convenience.
417.827 (Early Learning Hubs). (1) As used in this section and ORS 417.829 (Evaluation):

(a)

“Early Learning Hub” means any entity designated by regional partners to coordinate early learning services, as determined by rules adopted by the Early Learning Council.

(b)

“Regional partners” includes counties, cities, school districts, education service districts, community colleges, public universities, private educational institutions, faith-based organizations, nonprofit service providers and tribes.

(2)

The council shall implement and coordinate a system that coordinates the delivery of early learning services to the communities of this state through the direction of Early Learning Hubs. The system may not include more than 16 Early Learning Hubs.

(3)

The system implemented and coordinated by the council must ensure that:

(a)

Providers of early learning services are accountable for outcomes;

(b)

Services are provided in a cost-efficient manner; and

(c)

The services provided, and the means by which those services are provided, are focused on the outcomes of the services.

(4)

The council shall develop and implement a process for requesting proposals from entities to become Early Learning Hubs. Proposals submitted under this subsection must comply with criteria and requirements adopted by the council by rule, including:

(a)

The entity will be able to coordinate the provision of early learning services to the community that will be served by the entity. An entity may meet the requirement of this paragraph by submitting evidence that local stakeholders, including but not limited to service providers, parents, community members, county governments, local governments and school districts, have participated in the development of the proposal and will maintain a meaningful role in the Early Learning Hub.

(b)

The services coordinated by the entity will be in alignment with the services provided by the public schools of the community that will be served by the entity.

(c)

The entity will be in alignment with, and make advantageous use of, the system of public health care and services available through local health departments and other publicly supported programs delivered through, or in partnership with, counties and coordinated care organizations.

(d)

The entity will be able to integrate efforts among education providers, providers of health care, providers of human services and providers of other programs and services in the community.

(e)

The entity will use coordinated and transparent budgeting.

(f)

The entity will operate in a fiscally sound manner.

(g)

The entity must have a governing body or community advisory body that:

(A)

Has the authority to initiate audits, recommend the terms of a contract and provide reports to the public and to the council on the outcomes of the provision of early learning services to the community served by the entity.

(B)

Has members selected through a transparent process and includes both public and private entities, locally based parents and service recipients, human social service providers, child care providers, health care providers and representatives of local governments from the service area.

(h)

The entity will collaborate on documentation related to coordinated services with public and private entities that are identified by the council as providers of services that advance the early learning of children.

(i)

The entity will serve a community that is based on the population and service needs of the community and will demonstrate the ability to improve results for at-risk children, including the ability to identify, evaluate and implement coordinated strategies to ensure that a child is ready to succeed in school.

(j)

The entity will be able to raise and leverage significant funds from public and private sources and to secure in-kind support to support early learning services coordinated by the entity and operate in a fiscally sound manner.

(k)

The entity meets any other qualifications established by the council.

(5)

The council may adopt by rule requirements that are in addition to the requirements described in subsections (3) and (4) of this section that an entity must meet to qualify as an Early Learning Hub. When developing the additional requirements, the council must use a statewide public process of community engagement that is consistent with the requirements of the federal Head Start Act.

(6)

When determining whether to designate an entity as an Early Learning Hub, the council shall balance the following factors:

(a)

The entity’s ability to engage the community and be involved in the community.

(b)

The entity’s ability to produce outcomes that benefit children.

(c)

The entity’s resourcefulness.

(d)

The entity’s use, or proposed use, of evidence-based practices.

(7)

The council shall develop metrics for the purpose of providing funding to Early Learning Hubs designated under this section. The metrics must:

(a)

Focus on community readiness, high capacity development and progress toward tracking child outcomes;

(b)

Establish a baseline of information for the area to be served by the Early Learning Hub, including information about the inclusion of community partners in the governance structure of the Early Learning Hub, the availability of data on local programs and outcomes and the success in leveraging private, nonprofit and other governmental resources for early learning; and

(c)

Include child performance metrics.

(8)

The council may require that, as a condition of receiving funding as a designated Early Learning Hub under this section, the Early Learning Hub provide matching funding. The percentage of matching funding shall be determined by the council and may vary for each fiscal year. Any moneys received by an Early Learning Hub are subject to the restrictions of this section.

(9)

For any community in this state that is not served by an Early Learning Hub, the council shall coordinate and administer the delivery of early learning services for that community and, to the extent practicable, shall regionalize service administration.

(10)

The council may alter the lines of the territory served by an Early Learning Hub only to ensure that all children of this state are served by an Early Learning Hub and receive adequate early learning services for a community.

(11)

An entity designated as part of an Early Learning Hub may not use more than 15 percent of the moneys received by the entity from the Department of Early Learning and Care to pay administrative costs of the entity.

(12)

The Department of Human Services or the Oregon Health Authority may not transfer any authority for determining eligibility for a state or federal program to an Early Learning Hub.

Source: Section 417.827 — Early Learning Hubs; system requirements; requests for proposals; proposal requirements; rules; metrics for funding; match requirements; delivery of services to community without hub, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors417.­html.

417.010
“Juvenile” defined for ORS 417.010 to 417.080
417.020
Declaration of public policy
417.030
The Interstate Compact for Juveniles
417.040
Juvenile Compact Administrator and staff
417.042
Adjudicated delinquent’s obligation to report as sex offender
417.050
Supplementary agreements
417.060
Proceedings for recovery of expenses in enforcing compact and agreements
417.070
Juvenile court jurisdiction
417.080
Enforcement of compact
417.090
Definitions for ORS 417.090 to 417.105
417.095
Authority to enter into interstate compacts
417.100
Requirements for interstate compacts
417.105
Medical assistance identification document
417.200
Interstate Compact on Placement of Children
417.210
Financial responsibility for placed children
417.220
Agreements with other states
417.230
Compliance with visitation, inspection or supervision requirements
417.240
Placement of children in institutions in other states
417.250
“Executive head” defined
417.260
ORS 418.290 inapplicable to children placed pursuant to compact
417.262
Intercountry adoptions of children in custody of Department of Human Services
417.265
Department of Human Services to implement Convention adoptions
417.270
Policy on equal access
417.280
Victim services providers
417.300
Purpose of ORS 417.305
417.305
Legislative findings relating to serving children and families
417.340
Definitions for ORS 417.340 to 417.349
417.342
Family support services
417.344
Types of services included
417.345
Medically Involved Home-Care Program
417.346
Duties of Director of Human Services
417.348
Eligibility requirements
417.349
Department of Human Services to provide family support services
417.350
Family support services as social benefits
417.352
Department to compile lists of providers
417.355
Principles of family law system
417.360
Findings and policy
417.362
System requirements
417.365
“Family decision-making meeting” defined for ORS 417.365 to 417.375
417.368
Consideration of meeting required for certain cases
417.371
Notice to family members of meeting
417.375
Development of family plan
417.705
Definitions for ORS 417.705 to 417.800
417.707
Duty of state agencies providing services for children and families
417.708
Legislative findings relating to young children
417.710
Statement of purpose
417.715
Policy
417.720
Characteristics of service system
417.721
Collaboration with coordinated care organizations
417.723
Grant program to support alignment of systems
417.725
Key elements of system
417.727
Oregon Early Learning System
417.728
Statewide early learning system
417.781
Early Childhood Equity Fund
417.782
Early childhood support grant program
417.784
Infant and toddler care program
417.786
Definitions for ORS 417.788
417.788
Relief Nursery programs
417.790
Grants for services, initiatives and other programs
417.793
Parents-as-teachers programs
417.795
Healthy Families Oregon programs
417.796
Early childhood education and development programs and services
417.798
State Director of Head Start Collaboration
417.799
Runaway and homeless youth
417.800
Department to coordinate efforts and make recommendations
417.805
Toll-free child abuse hotline
417.810
Office of Children’s Advocate established
417.815
Duties of office
417.825
Portions of certain filing fees dedicated to office
417.827
Early Learning Hubs
417.829
Evaluation
417.831
Tribal Early Learning Hub
417.847
Youth Development Council
417.850
Additional duties of council
417.851
Juvenile detention data
417.852
Youth Development Division
417.853
Youth Development Director
417.854
Youth Development Division Fund
417.855
Local high-risk juvenile crime prevention plan
417.859
Statewide youth reengagement system
417.875
Required training regarding concussions
417.990
Penalty for placement of children in violation of compact
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