Utah § 35A-3-203 Functions and duties of office -- Annual report.

Utah Statutes

§ 35A-3-203 — Functions and duties of office -- Annual report.

Utah § 35A-3-203

Title 35AUtah Workforce Services Code

Ch. 35A-3Employment Support Act

Part 35A-3-2Office of Child Care

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Utah Code Ann. § 35A-3-203 (2026).

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The office shall:

(1)assess critical child care needs throughout the state on an ongoing basis and focus its activities on helping to meet the most critical needs;

(2)provide child care subsidy services for income-eligible children through age 12 and for income-eligible children with disabilities through age 18;

(3)provide information:

(3)(a) to employers for the development of options for child care in the work place; and

(3)(b) for educating the public in obtaining quality child care;

(4)coordinate services for quality:

(4)(a) child care training;

(4)(b) child care resource and referral core services; and

(4)(c) training and education regarding child behavioral health interventions and competencies;

(5)apply for, accept, or expend gifts or donations from public or private sources;

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The office shall:
(1) assess critical child care needs throughout the state on an ongoing basis and focus its activities on helping to meet the most critical needs;
(2) provide child care subsidy services for income-eligible children through age 12 and for income-eligible children with disabilities through age 18;
(3) provide information:

(3)(a) to employers for the development of options for child care in the work place; and
(3)(b) for educating the public in obtaining quality child care;
(4) coordinate services for quality:

(4)(a) child care training;
(4)(b) child care resource and referral core services; and
(4)(c) training and education regarding child behavioral health interventions and competencies;
(5) apply for, accept, or expend gifts or donations from public or private sources;
(6) provide administrative support services to the committee;
(7) work collaboratively with the following for the delivery of quality child care, early childhood programs, and school age programs throughout the state:

(7)(a) the State Board of Education;
(7)(b) the Department of Health; and
(7)(c) the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health within the Department of Human Services;
(8) research child care programs and public policy to improve the quality and accessibility of child care, early childhood programs, and school age programs in the state;
(9) provide planning and technical assistance for the development and implementation of programs in communities that lack child care, early childhood programs, and school age programs;
(10) provide organizational support for the establishment of nonprofit organizations approved by the Child Care Advisory Committee, created in Section 35A-3-205;
(11) coordinate with the department to include in the annual written report described in Section 35A-1-109 information regarding the status of child care in Utah; and
(12) make rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, and consistent with state and federal law:

(12)(a) establishing the eligibility requirements for a child care provider to receive a grant or subsidy, including for the following:
(12)(a)(i) providing child care for an income-eligible child who is 12 years old or younger; and
(12)(a)(ii) providing child care for an income-eligible child with disabilities who is 18 years old or younger; and
(12)(b) prioritizing awards of child care grants or subsidies for income-eligible children within available funds.