Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
“COVID-19 relief funds” means federal funds provided to the office under:
(i)
the American Rescue Plan Act, Pub. L. No. 117-2;
(ii)
the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, Pub. L. No. 116-136; or
(iii)
the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, Pub. L. No. 116-260.
(b)
“Eligible child care provider” means:
(i)
a child care provider that enters into a contract with an employer to provide child care for the employer’s employees, either on-site or off-site of the employer’s place of business; or
(ii)
a regulated residential child care provider.
(c)
(i)
“Employer” means:
(A)
a public employer;
(B)
a private employer; or
(C)
a cooperative organized for the purpose of providing child care for members’ employees.
(ii)
“Employer” includes a local education agency, as defined in Section 53E-1-102.
(d)
“Regulated residential child care provider” means a person who holds a license or certificate from the Department of Health and Human Services to provide residential child care in accordance with 4.
(2)
(a)
Subject to availability of funds and requirements under applicable federal law, the office shall use COVID-19 relief funds to provide grants to eligible child care providers to assist in paying start-up costs associated with the provision of child care.
In fiscal years 2022 through 2024, the office shall submit to the department, for inclusion in the department’s annual written report described in Section 35A-1-109, an annual report that provides:
(a)
a complete accounting of the COVID-19 relief funds expended by the office during the previous fiscal year;
(b)
a description of the services, projects, and programs funded by the office with COVID-19 relief funds during the previous fiscal year, including the amount of COVID-19 relief funds allocated to each service, project, or program; and
(c)
information regarding the outcomes and effectiveness of the services, projects, and programs funded by the office with COVID-19 relief funds during the previous fiscal year.
