(Salem, OR)  --  Oregon will use $5 million from the state's CHIPS Act for a new child care fund created by the 2024 legislature.  The goal is to fund childcare for workers in the semiconductor supply chain, including members of the building and construction trades.  

Business Oregon will work with the Bureau of Labor and Industries to dole out money and build on BOLI's existing apprentice-ship-related child care program. A work group will also create recommendations for requiring certain businesses to contribute to the CHIPS Child Care Fund.