ORS tit. 30, ch. 329A, DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT OF EARLY LEARNING AND CARE RELATED TO CHILD CARE, TEMPORARY PROVISIONS RELATING to THE EMPLOYMENT OF INDIVIDUALS IN RECORDED PROGRAMS WHO ARE NOT ENROLLED IN THE CENTRAL BACKGROUND REGISTRY ARE COMPILED AS NOTES FOLLOWING ORS 329A.030
Sections 11 and 13, chapter 90, Oregon Laws 2022, provide:
Sec. 11. (1) As used in this section and section 12 of this 2022 Act, "recorded program" means a preschool recorded program or a school-age recorded program, as those terms are defined in ORS 329A.250.
(2) Notwithstanding ORS 329A.030 and subject to subsection (4) of this section, a recorded program may continue to employ an individual who is not enrolled in the Central Background Registry on January 1, 2023, if:
(a) The individual was employed by the recorded program on and before January 1, 2023; and
(b) The recorded program completed a criminal background check for the individual before January 1, 2023.
(3) Notwithstanding ORS 329A.030 and subject to subsection (4) of this section, a recorded program may continue to allow an individual who may have unsupervised contact with children to volunteer in the recorded program even though the individual is not enrolled in the Central Background Registry on January 1, 2023, if:
(a) The individual was volunteering in the recorded program on and before January 1, 2023; and
(b) The recorded program completed a criminal background check for the individual before January 1, 2023.
(4) A recorded program may not continue to employ or allow an individual to volunteer in the recorded program as provided in subsection (2) or (3) of this section if:
(a) The individual fails to submit a complete application for enrollment in the Central Background Registry on or before June 30, 2023; or
(b) The Department of Early Learning and Care issues a notice of intent to deny the individual's application for enrollment in the Central Background Registry. [2022 c. 90, § 11]
Sec. 13. Sections 11 and 12 of this 2022 Act are repealed on January 2, 2025. [2022 c. 90, § 13]