SB181

Child care; extending continuing education cycle; providing certain exemption for master teacher qualifications. Effective date.

Introduced·2/3/25
Int Text

Oklahoma SB181 extends the continuing education cycle for child care directors and exempts certain master teachers from educational requirements.

Oklahoma SB181 amends the education and continuing education requirements for directors of full-time child care centers. It exempts individuals with a bachelor’s or postgraduate degree from certain educational qualifications if they have at least two years of experience or six credit hours in relevant subjects. The bill also allows the Department of Human Services to extend the probationary period for directors actively pursuing master teacher qualifications. Additionally, it sets specific square footage requirements for child care facilities based on their licensing date.

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Current
Health and Human Services Committee
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Committee decision

Sponsors

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History

Feb 6, 2025

Senate

Coauthored by Representative Humphrey (principal House author)

Feb 4, 2025

Senate

Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services

Feb 3, 2025

Senate

First Reading