Representative Susan Pulsipher proposes the following substitute bill:


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CHILD CARE AMENDMENTS

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2022 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Susan Pulsipher

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Senate Sponsor: Ann Millner

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7     LONG TITLE
8     General Description:
9          This bill modifies provisions related to child care.
10     Highlighted Provisions:
11          This bill:
12          ▸     modifies definitions applicable to the Department of Health's licensing and
13     certification of child care providers;
14          ▸     clarifies the Department of Health's authority over municipalities and counties to
15     regulate licensed and certified child care programs;
16          ▸     allows a community reinvestment agency to use the agency's housing allocation to
17     pay for the expansion of child care facilities within the agency's boundaries;
18          ▸     requires the Department of Health to make rules allowing licensed and certified
19     child care providers to provide after school care for a reasonable number of children
20     in excess of capacity limits;
21          ▸     increases the number of children that a residential child care provider may care for
22     without a certificate from the Department of Health;
23          ▸     removes limitations on the number of children under two years old that a certified
24     residential child care provider may care for;
25          ▸     establishes a limit on the total number of children that a person may care for in the

26     person's home without a license or certificate from the Department of Health, regardless of
27     whether a child is related;
28          ▸     requires the Office of Child Care to provide grants to certain child care providers
29     from COVID-19 relief funds;
30          ▸     requires the Office of Child Care to report information about the office's
31     expenditure of COVID-19 relief funds on an annual basis;
32          ▸     requires a proposal for a housing and transportation reinvestment zone to promote
33     the objective of increasing access to child care; and
34          ▸     makes technical changes.
35     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
36          None
37     Other Special Clauses:
38          None
39     Utah Code Sections Affected:
40     AMENDS:
41          17C-1-412, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapter 241
42          26-39-102, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2015, Chapter 220
43          26-39-301, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 58
44          26-39-401, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 111
45          26-39-402, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 415
46          26-39-403, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2017, Chapter 366
47          63I-2-235, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 318
48          63N-3-603, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, First Special Session, Chapter 3
49     ENACTS:
50          10-8-84.6, Utah Code Annotated 1953
51          17-50-339, Utah Code Annotated 1953
52          35A-3-212, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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54     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
55          Section 1. Section 10-8-84.6 is enacted to read:
56          10-8-84.6. Prohibition on licensing or certification of child care programs.

57          (1) (a) As used in this section, "child care program" means a child care facility or
58     program operated by a person who holds a license or certificate from the Department of Health
59     under Title 26, Chapter 39, Utah Child Care Licensing Act.
60          (b) "Child care program" does not include a child care program for which a
61     municipality provides oversight, as described in Subsection 26-39-403(2)(e).
62          (2) A municipality may not enact or enforce an ordinance that:
63          (a) imposes licensing or certification requirements for a child care program; or
64          (b) governs the manner in which child care is provided in a child care program.
65          (3) This section does not prohibit a municipality from:
66          (a) requiring a business license to operate a business within the municipality; or
67          (b) imposing requirements related to building, health, and fire codes.
68          Section 2. Section 17-50-339 is enacted to read:
69          17-50-339. Prohibition on licensing or certification of child care programs.
70          (1) (a) As used in this section, "child care program" means a child care facility or
71     program operated by a person who holds a license or certificate from the Department of Health
72     under Title 26, Chapter 39, Utah Child Care Licensing Act.
73          (b) "Child care program" does not include a child care program for which a county
74     provides oversight, as described in Subsection 26-39-403(2)(e).
75          (2) A county may not enact or enforce an ordinance that:
76          (a) imposes licensing or certification requirements for a child care program; or
77          (b) governs the manner in which care is provided in a child care program.
78          (3) This section does not prohibit a county from:
79          (a) requiring a business license to operate a business within the county; or
80          (b) imposing requirements related to building, health, and fire codes.
81          Section 3. Section 17C-1-412 is amended to read:
82          17C-1-412. Use of housing allocation -- Separate accounting required -- Issuance
83     of bonds for housing -- Action to compel agency to provide housing allocation.
84          (1) (a) An agency shall use the agency's housing allocation to:
85          (i) pay part or all of the cost of land or construction of income targeted housing within
86     the boundary of the agency, if practicable in a mixed income development or area;
87          (ii) pay part or all of the cost of rehabilitation of income targeted housing within the

88     boundary of the agency;
89          (iii) lend, grant, or contribute money to a person, public entity, housing authority,
90     private entity or business, or nonprofit corporation for income targeted housing within the
91     boundary of the agency;
92          (iv) plan or otherwise promote income targeted housing within the boundary of the
93     agency;
94          (v) pay part or all of the cost of land or installation, construction, or rehabilitation of
95     any building, facility, structure, or other housing improvement, including infrastructure
96     improvements, related to housing located in a project area where a board has determined that a
97     development impediment exists;
98          (vi) replace housing units lost as a result of the project area development;
99          (vii) make payments on or establish a reserve fund for bonds:
100          (A) issued by the agency, the community, or the housing authority that provides
101     income targeted housing within the community; and
102          (B) all or part of the proceeds of which are used within the community for the purposes
103     stated in Subsection (1)(a)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), or (vi);
104          (viii) if the community's fair share ratio at the time of the first adoption of the project
105     area budget is at least 1.1 to 1.0, make payments on bonds:
106          (A) that were previously issued by the agency, the community, or the housing authority
107     that provides income targeted housing within the community; and
108          (B) all or part of the proceeds of which were used within the community for the
109     purposes stated in Subsection (1)(a)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), or (vi);
110          (ix) relocate mobile home park residents displaced by project area development;
111          (x) subject to Subsection (7), transfer funds to a community that created the agency; or
112          (xi) pay for or make a contribution toward the acquisition, construction, or
113     rehabilitation of housing that:
114          (A) is located in the same county as the agency;
115          (B) is owned in whole or in part by, or is dedicated to supporting, a public nonprofit
116     college or university; and
117          (C) only students of the relevant college or university, including the students'
118     immediate families, occupy.

119          (b) As an alternative to the requirements of Subsection (1)(a), an agency may pay all or
120     any portion of the agency's housing allocation to:
121          (i) the community for use as described in Subsection (1)(a);
122          (ii) a housing authority that provides income targeted housing within the community
123     for use in providing income targeted housing within the community;
124          (iii) a housing authority established by the county in which the agency is located for
125     providing:
126          (A) income targeted housing within the county;
127          (B) permanent housing, permanent supportive housing, or a transitional facility, as
128     defined in Section 35A-5-302, within the county; or
129          (C) homeless assistance within the county;
130          (iv) the Olene Walker Housing Loan Fund, established under Title 35A, Chapter 8,
131     Part 5, Olene Walker Housing Loan Fund, for use in providing income targeted housing within
132     the community; [or]
133          (v) pay for or make a contribution toward the acquisition, construction, or
134     rehabilitation of income targeted housing that is outside of the community if the housing is
135     located along or near a major transit investment corridor that services the community and the
136     related project has been approved by the community in which the housing is or will be
137     located[.]; or
138          (vi) pay for or make a contribution toward the expansion of child care facilities within
139     the boundary of the agency, provided that any recipient of funds from the agency's housing
140     allocation reports annually to the agency on how the funds were used.
141          (2) (a) An agency may combine all or any portion of the agency's housing allocation
142     with all or any portion of one or more additional agency's housing allocations if the agencies
143     execute an interlocal agreement in accordance with Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation
144     Act.
145          (b) An agency that has entered into an interlocal agreement as described in Subsection
146     (2)(a), meets the requirements of Subsection (1)(a) or (1)(b) if the use of the housing allocation
147     meets the requirements for at least one agency that is a party to the interlocal agreement.
148          (3) The agency shall create a housing fund and separately account for the agency's
149     housing allocation, together with all interest earned by the housing allocation and all payments

150     or repayments for loans, advances, or grants from the housing allocation.
151          (4) An agency may:
152          (a) issue bonds to finance a housing-related project under this section, including the
153     payment of principal and interest upon advances for surveys and plans or preliminary loans;
154     and
155          (b) issue refunding bonds for the payment or retirement of bonds under Subsection
156     (4)(a) previously issued by the agency.
157          (5) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (5)(b), an agency shall allocate money to the
158     housing fund each year in which the agency receives sufficient tax increment to make a
159     housing allocation required by the project area budget.
160          (b) Subsection (5)(a) does not apply in a year in which tax increment is insufficient.
161          (6) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (5)(b), if an agency fails to provide a housing
162     allocation in accordance with the project area budget and the housing plan adopted under
163     Subsection 17C-2-204(2), the loan fund board may bring legal action to compel the agency to
164     provide the housing allocation.
165          (b) In an action under Subsection (6)(a), the court:
166          (i) shall award the loan fund board reasonable attorney fees, unless the court finds that
167     the action was frivolous; and
168          (ii) may not award the agency the agency's attorney fees, unless the court finds that the
169     action was frivolous.
170          (7) For the purpose of offsetting the community's annual local contribution to the
171     Homeless Shelter Cities Mitigation Restricted Account, the total amount an agency transfers in
172     a calendar year to a community under Subsections (1)(a)(x), 17C-1-409(1)(a)(v), and
173     17C-1-411(1)(d) may not exceed the community's annual local contribution as defined in
174     Section 35A-8-606.
175          Section 4. Section 26-39-102 is amended to read:
176          26-39-102. Definitions.
177          As used in this chapter:
178          (1) "Advisory committee" means the Residential Child Care Licensing Advisory
179     Committee, created in Section 26-1-7.
180          (2) "Capacity limit" means the maximum number of qualifying children that a

181     regulated provider may care for at any given time, in accordance with rules made by the
182     department.
183          [(2)] (3) (a) "Center based child care" means[, except as provided in Subsection (2)(b),
184     a child care program licensed under this chapter] child care provided in a facility or program
185     that is not the home of the provider.
186          (b) "Center based child care" does not include:
187          (i) [a] residential child care [provider certified under Section 26-39-402]; or
188          (ii) care provided in a facility or program exempt under Section 26-39-403.
189          (4) "Certified provider" means a person who holds a certificate from the department
190     under Section 26-39-402.
191          [(3)] (5) "Child care" means continuous care and supervision of [five or more] a
192     qualifying [children] child, that is:
193          (a) in lieu of care ordinarily provided by a parent in the parent's home;
194          (b) for less than 24 hours a day; and
195          (c) for direct or indirect compensation.
196          [(4)] (6) "Child care program" means a child care facility or program operated by a
197     [person who holds a license or certificate issued in accordance with this chapter] regulated
198     provider.
199          [(5)] (7) "Exempt provider" means a person who provides care described in Subsection
200     26-39-403(2).
201          (8) "Licensed provider" means a person who holds a license from the department under
202     Section 26-39-401.
203          [(6)] (9) "Licensing committee" means the Child Care Center Licensing Committee
204     created in Section 26-1-7.
205          [(7)] (10) "Public school" means:
206          (a) a school, including a charter school, that:
207          (i) is directly funded at public expense; and
208          (ii) provides education to qualifying children for any grade from first grade through
209     twelfth grade; or
210          (b) a school, including a charter school, that provides:
211          (i) preschool or kindergarten to qualifying children, regardless of whether the preschool

212     or kindergarten is funded at public expense; and
213          (ii) education to qualifying children for any grade from first grade through twelfth
214     grade, if each grade, from first grade to twelfth grade, that is provided at the school, is directly
215     funded at public expense.
216          [(8)] (11) "Qualifying child" means an individual who is:
217          (a) (i) under the age of 13; or
218          (ii) under the age of 18, if the person has a disability; and
219          (b) a child of:
220          (i) a person other than the person providing care to the child;
221          (ii) a [licensed or certified residential child care] regulated provider, if the child is
222     under the age of four; or
223          (iii) an employee or owner of a licensed child care center, if the child is under the age
224     of four.
225          (12) "Regulated provider" means a licensed provider or certified provider.
226          [(9)] (13) "Residential child care" means child care provided in the home of [a] the
227     provider.
228          Section 5. Section 26-39-301 is amended to read:
229          26-39-301. Duties of the department -- Enforcement of chapter -- Licensing
230     committee requirements.
231          (1) With regard to residential child care licensed or certified under this chapter, the
232     department may:
233          (a) make and enforce rules to implement this chapter and, as necessary to protect
234     qualifying children's common needs for a safe and healthy environment, to provide for:
235          (i) adequate facilities and equipment; and
236          (ii) competent caregivers, considering the age of the children and the type of program
237     offered by the licensee; and
238          (b) make and enforce rules necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter, in the
239     following areas:
240          (i) requirements for applications, the application process, and compliance with other
241     applicable statutes and rules;
242          (ii) documentation and policies and procedures that providers shall have in place in

243     order to be licensed, in accordance with Subsection (1)(a);
244          (iii) categories, classifications, and duration of initial and ongoing licenses;
245          (iv) changes of ownership or name, changes in licensure status, and changes in
246     operational status;
247          (v) license expiration and renewal, contents, and posting requirements;
248          (vi) procedures for inspections, complaint resolution, disciplinary actions, and other
249     procedural measures to encourage and assure compliance with statute and rule; and
250          (vii) guidelines necessary to assure consistency and appropriateness in the regulation
251     and discipline of licensees.
252          (2) The department shall enforce the rules established by the licensing committee, with
253     the concurrence of the department, for center based child care.
254          (3) The department shall make rules that allow a regulated provider to provide after
255     school child care for a reasonable number of qualifying children in excess of the regulated
256     provider's capacity limit, without requiring the regulated provider to obtain a waiver or new
257     license from the department.
258          [(3)] (4) Rules made under this chapter by the department, or the licensing committee
259      with the concurrence of the department, shall be made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3,
260     Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
261          [(4)] (5) (a) The licensing committee and the department may not regulate educational
262     curricula, academic methods, or the educational philosophy or approach of the provider.
263          (b) The licensing committee and the department shall allow for a broad range of
264     educational training and academic background in certification or qualification of child day care
265     directors.
266          [(5)] (6) In licensing and regulating child care programs, the licensing committee and
267     the department shall reasonably balance the benefits and burdens of each regulation and, by
268     rule, provide for a range of licensure, depending upon the needs and different levels and types
269     of child care provided.
270          [(6)] (7) Notwithstanding the definition of "qualifying child" in Section 26-39-102, the
271     licensing committee and the department shall count children through age 12 and children with
272     disabilities through age 18 toward the minimum square footage requirement for indoor and
273     outdoor areas, including the child of:

274          (a) a licensed residential child care provider; or
275          (b) an owner or employee of a licensed child care center.
276          [(7)] (8) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(a)(i), the licensing committee and the
277     department may not exclude floor space used for furniture, fixtures, or equipment from the
278     minimum square footage requirement for indoor and outdoor areas if the furniture, fixture, or
279     equipment is used:
280          (a) by qualifying children;
281          (b) for the care of qualifying children; or
282          (c) to store classroom materials.
283          [(8)] (9) (a) A child care center constructed prior to January 1, 2004, and licensed and
284     operated as a child care center continuously since January 1, 2004, is exempt from the licensing
285     committee's and the department's group size restrictions, if the child to caregiver ratios are
286     maintained, and adequate square footage is maintained for specific classrooms.
287          (b) An exemption granted under Subsection [(7)] (9)(a) is transferrable to subsequent
288     licensed operators at the center if a licensed child care center is continuously maintained at the
289     center.
290          [(9)] (10) The licensing committee , with the concurrence of the department, shall
291     develop, by rule, a five-year phased-in compliance schedule for playground equipment safety
292     standards.
293          [(10)] (11) The department shall set and collect licensing and other fees in accordance
294     with Section 26-1-6.
295          [(11) Nothing in this chapter may be interpreted to grant a municipality or county the
296     authority to license or certify a child care program.]
297          Section 6. Section 26-39-401 is amended to read:
298          26-39-401. Licensure requirements -- Expiration -- Renewal.
299          (1) Except as provided in Section 26-39-403, and subject to Subsection (2), a person
300     shall [be licensed or certified in accordance with this chapter if the person] obtain a license
301     from the department if:
302          [(a) provides or offers child care; or]
303          [(b) provides care to qualifying children and requests to be licensed.]
304          (a) the person provides center based child care for five or more qualifying children;

305          (b) the person provides residential child care for nine or more qualifying children; or
306          (c) the person:
307          (i) provides child care;
308          (ii) is not required to obtain a license under Subsection (1)(a) or (b); and
309          (iii) requests to be licensed.
310          (2) Notwithstanding Subsection (1), a certified provider may, in accordance with rules
311     made by the department under Subsection 26-39-301(3), exceed the certified provider's
312     capacity limit to provide after school child care without obtaining a license from the
313     department.
314          [(2)] (3) The department may issue licenses for a period not exceeding 24 months to
315     child care providers who meet the requirements of:
316          (a) this chapter; and
317          (b) the department's rules governing child care programs.
318          [(3)] (4) A license issued under this chapter is not assignable or transferable.
319          Section 7. Section 26-39-402 is amended to read:
320          26-39-402. Residential Child Care Certificate.
321          [(1) A residential child care provider of five to eight qualifying children shall obtain a
322     Residential Child Care Certificate from the department, unless Section 26-39-403 applies.]
323          (1) Except as provided in Section 26-39-403, a person shall obtain a Residential Child
324     Care Certificate from the department if:
325          (a) the person provides residential child care for seven or eight qualifying children; or
326          (b) the person:
327          (i) provides residential child care for six or less qualifying children; and
328          (ii) requests to be certified.
329          (2) The minimum qualifications for a Residential Child Care Certificate are:
330          (a) the submission of:
331          (i) an application in the form prescribed by the department;
332          (ii) a certification and criminal background fee established in accordance with Section
333     26-1-6; and
334          (iii) in accordance with Section 26-39-404, identifying information for each adult
335     person and each juvenile age 12 through 17 years of age who resides in the provider's home:

336          (A) for processing by the Department of Public Safety to determine whether any such
337     person has been convicted of a crime;
338          (B) to screen for a substantiated finding of child abuse or neglect by a juvenile court;
339     and
340          (C) to discover whether the person is listed in the Licensing Information System
341     described in Section 62A-4a-1006;
342          (b) an initial and annual inspection of the provider's home within 90 days of sending an
343     intent to inspect notice to:
344          (i) check the immunization record, as defined in Section 53G-9-301, of each qualifying
345     child who receives child care in the provider's home;
346          (ii) identify serious sanitation, fire, and health hazards to qualifying children; and
347          (iii) make appropriate recommendations; and
348          (c) annual training consisting of 10 hours of department-approved training as specified
349     by the department by administrative rule, including a current department-approved CPR and
350     first aid course.
351          (3) If a serious sanitation, fire, or health hazard has been found during an inspection
352     conducted pursuant to Subsection (2)(b), the department shall require corrective action for the
353     serious hazards found and make an unannounced follow up inspection to determine
354     compliance.
355          (4) In addition to an inspection conducted pursuant to Subsection (2)(b), the
356     department may inspect the home of a [residential care] certified provider [of five to eight
357     qualifying children] in response to a complaint of:
358          (a) child abuse or neglect;
359          (b) serious health hazards in or around the provider's home; or
360          (c) providing residential child care without the appropriate certificate or license.
361          [(5) Notwithstanding this section:]
362          [(a) a license under Section 26-39-401 is required of a residential child care provider
363     who cares for nine or more qualifying children;]
364          [(b) a certified residential child care provider may not provide care to more than two
365     qualifying children under the age of two; and]
366          [(c) an inspection may be required of a residential child care provider in connection

367     with a federal child care program.]
368          [(6)] (5) With respect to residential child care, the department may only make and
369     enforce rules necessary to implement this section.
370          Section 8. Section 26-39-403 is amended to read:
371          26-39-403. Exclusions from chapter -- Criminal background checks by an
372     excluded person.
373          (1) (a) [The] Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), the provisions and requirements
374     of this chapter do not apply to:
375          [(a)] (i) a facility or program owned or operated by an agency of the United States
376     government;
377          [(b)] (ii) group counseling provided by a mental health therapist, as defined in Section
378     58-60-102, who is licensed to practice in this state;
379          [(c)] (iii) a health care facility licensed pursuant to Title 26, Chapter 21, Health Care
380     Facility Licensing and Inspection Act;
381          [(d)] (iv) care provided to a qualifying child by or in the home of a parent, legal
382     guardian, grandparent, brother, sister, uncle, or aunt;
383          [(e)] (v) care provided to a qualifying child, in the home of the provider, for less than
384     four hours a day or on a sporadic basis, unless that child care directly affects or is related to a
385     business licensed in this state; [or]
386          [(f)] (vi) care provided at a residential support program that is licensed by the
387     Department of Human Services[.];
388          (vii) center based child care for four or less qualifying children, unless the provider
389     requests to be licensed under Section 26-39-401; or
390          (viii) residential child care for six or less qualifying children, unless the provider
391     requests to be licensed under Section 26-39-401 or certified under Section 26-39-402.
392          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(a), a person who does not hold a license or
393     certificate from the department under this chapter may not, at any given time, provide child
394     care in the person's home for more than 10 children in total under the age of 13, or under the
395     age of 18 if a child has a disability, regardless of whether a child is related to the person
396     providing child care.
397          (2) The licensing and certification requirements of this chapter do not apply to:

398          (a) care provided to a qualifying child as part of a course of study at or a program
399     administered by an educational institution that is regulated by the boards of education of this
400     state, a private education institution that provides education in lieu of that provided by the
401     public education system, or by a parochial education institution;
402          (b) care provided to a qualifying child by a public or private institution of higher
403     education, if the care is provided in connection with a course of study or program, relating to
404     the education or study of children, that is provided to students of the institution of higher
405     education;
406          (c) care provided to a qualifying child at a public school by an organization other than
407     the public school, if:
408          (i) the care is provided under contract with the public school or on school property; or
409          (ii) the public school accepts responsibility and oversight for the care provided by the
410     organization;
411          (d) care provided to a qualifying child as part of a summer camp that operates on
412     federal land pursuant to a federal permit;
413          (e) care provided by an organization that:
414          (i) qualifies for tax exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
415     Code;
416          (ii) provides care pursuant to a written agreement with:
417          (A) a municipality, as defined in Section 10-1-104, that provides oversight for the
418     program; or
419          (B) a county that provides oversight for the program; and
420          (iii) provides care to a child who is over the age of four and under the age of 13; or
421          (f) care provided to a qualifying child at a facility where:
422          (i) the parent or guardian of the qualifying child is at all times physically present in the
423     building where the care is provided and the parent or guardian is near enough to reach the child
424     within five minutes if needed;
425          (ii) the duration of the care is less than four hours for an individual qualifying child in
426     any one day;
427          (iii) the care is provided on a sporadic basis;
428          (iv) the care does not include diapering a qualifying child; and

429          (v) the care does not include preparing or serving meals to a qualifying child.
430          (3) An exempt provider shall submit to the department:
431          (a) the information required under Subsections 26-39-404(1) and (2); and
432          (b) of the children receiving care from the exempt provider:
433          (i) the number of children who are less than two years old;
434          (ii) the number of children who are at least two years old and less than five years old;
435     and
436          (iii) the number of children who are five years old or older.
437          (4) An exempt provider shall post, in a conspicuous location near the entrance of the
438     exempt provider's facility, a notice prepared by the department that:
439          (a) states that the facility is exempt from licensure and certification; and
440          (b) provides the department's contact information for submitting a complaint.
441          (5) (a) [The] Except as provided in Subsection (5)(b), the department may not release
442     the information [it] the department collects from exempt providers under Subsection (3)
443     [except in].
444          (b) The department may release an aggregate count of children receiving care from
445     exempt providers, without identifying a specific provider.
446          Section 9. Section 35A-3-212 is enacted to read:
447          35A-3-212. Use of COVID-19 relief funds -- Grants to child care providers --
448     Reporting requirements.
449          (1) As used in this section:
450          (a) "COVID-19 relief funds" means federal funds provided to the office under:
451          (i) the American Rescue Plan Act, Pub. L. No. 117-2;
452          (ii) the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, Pub. L. No. 116-136; or
453          (iii) the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, Pub. L.
454     No. 116-260.
455          (b) "Eligible child care provider" means:
456          (i) a child care provider that enters into a contract with an employer to provide child
457     care for the employer's employees, either on-site or off-site of the employer's place of business;
458     or
459          (ii) a regulated residential child care provider.

460          (c) (i) "Employer" means:
461          (A) a public employer;
462          (B) a private employer; or
463          (C) a cooperative organized for the purpose of providing child care for members'
464     employees.
465          (ii) "Employer" includes a local education agency, as defined in Section 53E-1-102.
466          (d) "Regulated residential child care provider" means a person who holds a license or
467     certificate from the Department of Health to provide residential child care in accordance with
468     Title 26, Chapter 39, Utah Child Care Licensing Act.
469          (2) (a) Subject to availability of funds and requirements under applicable federal law,
470     the office shall use COVID-19 relief funds to provide grants to eligible child care providers to
471     assist in paying start-up costs associated with the provision of child care.
472          (b) The office shall make rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah
473     Administrative Rulemaking Act, to establish criteria and procedures for applying for and
474     awarding grants under this Subsection (2).
475          (3) In fiscal years 2022 through 2024, the office shall submit to the department, for
476     inclusion in the department's annual written report described in Section 35A-1-109, an annual
477     report that provides:
478          (a) a complete accounting of the COVID-19 relief funds expended by the office during
479     the previous fiscal year;
480          (b) a description of the services, projects, and programs funded by the office with
481     COVID-19 relief funds during the previous fiscal year, including the amount of COVID-19
482     relief funds allocated to each service, project, or program; and
483          (c) information regarding the outcomes and effectiveness of the services, projects, and
484     programs funded by the office with COVID-19 relief funds during the previous fiscal year.
485          Section 10. Section 63I-2-235 is amended to read:
486          63I-2-235. Repeal dates -- Title 35A.
487          (1) Section 35A-1-104.6 is repealed June 30, 2022.
488          (2) Section 35A-3-212 is repealed June 30, 2025.
489          Section 11. Section 63N-3-603 is amended to read:
490          63N-3-603. Applicability, requirements, and limitations on a housing and transit

491     reinvestment zone.
492          (1) A housing and transit reinvestment zone proposal created under this part shall
493     promote the following objectives:
494          (a) higher utilization of public transit;
495          (b) increasing availability of housing, including affordable housing;
496          (c) conservation of water resources through efficient land use;
497          (d) improving air quality by reducing fuel consumption and motor vehicle trips;
498          (e) encouraging transformative mixed-use development and investment in
499     transportation and public transit infrastructure in strategic areas;
500          (f) strategic land use and municipal planning in major transit investment corridors as
501     described in Subsection 10-9a-403(2); [and]
502          (g) increasing access to employment and educational opportunities[.]; and
503          (h) increasing access to child care.
504          (2) In order to accomplish the objectives described in Subsection (1), a municipality or
505     public transit county that initiates the process to create a housing and transit reinvestment zone
506     as described in this part shall ensure that the proposal for a housing and transit reinvestment
507     zone includes:
508          (a) except as provided in Subsection (3), at least 10% of the proposed housing units
509     within the housing and transit reinvestment zone are affordable housing units;
510          (b) a dedication of at least 51% of the developable area within the housing and transit
511     reinvestment zone to residential development with an average of 50 multi-family dwelling
512     units per acre or greater; and
513          (c) mixed-use development.
514          (3) A municipality or public transit county that, at the time the housing and transit
515     reinvestment zone proposal is approved by the housing and transit reinvestment zone
516     committee, meets the affordable housing guidelines of the United States Department of
517     Housing and Urban Development at 60% area median income is exempt from the requirement
518     described in Subsection (2)(a).
519          (4) A municipality or public transit county may only propose a housing and transit
520     reinvestment zone that:
521          (a) subject to Subsection (5):

522          (i) (A) for a municipality, does not exceed a 1/3 mile radius of a commuter rail station;
523     or
524          (B) for a public transit county, does not exceed a 1/3 mile radius of a public transit
525     hub; and
526          (ii) has a total area of no more than 125 noncontiguous square acres;
527          (b) subject to Section 63N-3-607, proposes the capture of a maximum of 80% of each
528     taxing entity's tax increment above the base year for a term of no more than 25 consecutive
529     years on each parcel within a 45-year period not to exceed the tax increment amount approved
530     in the housing and transit reinvestment zone proposal; and
531          (c) the commencement of collection of tax increment, for all or a portion of the
532     housing and transit reinvestment zone, will be triggered by providing notice as described in
533     Subsection (6).
534          (5) If a parcel is bisected by the 1/3 mile radius, the full parcel may be included as part
535     of the housing and transit reinvestment zone area and will not count against the limitations
536     described in Subsection (4)(a).
537          (6) The notice of commencement of collection of tax increment required in Subsection
538     (4)(c) shall be sent by mail or electronically to:
539          (a) the tax commission;
540          (b) the State Board of Education;
541          (c) the state auditor;
542          (d) the auditor of the county in which the housing and transit reinvestment zone is
543     located;
544          (e) each taxing entity affected by the collection of tax increment from the housing and
545     transit reinvestment zone; and
546          (f) the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity.