Meeting Announcement: HB 2727 Barriers to Child Care Expansion Work Group
On February 16, 2024, a work group will convene for its first meeting to assess barriers to child care expansion from zoning and building codes in Oregon. The work group includes child care providers, city and county planning and building department staff, advocacy groups and others, as well as representatives of state agencies including the Department of Early Learning and Care (DELC), the Building Codes Division, the Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD), and the Oregon State Fire Marshal.
The meeting will be held virtually from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and will be available for live streaming on DLCD’s Youtube channel.
Meeting agenda and materials can be found here.
While public testimony will not be available during the meeting, DLCD welcomes comments via email anytime: angie.brewer@dlcd.oregon.gov or kelly.reid@dlcd.oregon.gov
The meeting is accessible to persons with disabilities. To request an interpreter for the hearing impaired or for other accommodations for persons with disabilities, please make requests at least 72 hours before the meeting to Jan Guerrero at (971) 718-3230, jan.guerrero@dlcd.oregon.gov or by TTY: Oregon Relay Services (800) 735-2900.
BACKGROUND
A law called House Bill 2727, passed in 2023, directs DLCD to coordinate a work group in consultation with the Department of Early Learning and Care and develop a report. Together, we will identify how existing permitting regulations affect child care in Oregon and identify strategies for the legislature’s consideration as it strives to provide adequate early learning and child care for all Oregon families. This work will include interviews with child care providers and local permitting staff, in-depth research, and case studies from around the state.
The work group will meet four to five times during 2024 and will prepare the report for the legislature before the end of the year. The report will include recommendations to:
- Reduce zoning and building code barriers to expanding early learning and care facilities.
- Support the expansion of early learning and care facilities in this state,
- Reduce disproportionate racial and regional disparities in access to early learning and care facilities.
Future meeting schedules, agendas, and documents will be posted on DLCD’s website throughout the project.
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