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HB1849 • 2026

Children; sunset; Teacher Recruitment and Retention Program; Partnership for School Readiness; childcare facilities employee; income exemption; notice to the Department of Human Services; conditions; codification; effective date.

Children; sunset; Teacher Recruitment and Retention Program; Partnership for School Readiness; childcare facilities employee; income exemption; notice to the Department of Human Services; conditions; codification; effective date.

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Sponsor
Schreiber
Last action
2025-04-28
Official status
Placed on General Order
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Children; sunset; Teacher Recruitment and Retention Program; Partnership for School Readiness; childcare facilities employee; income exemption; notice to the Department of Human Services; conditions; codification; effective date.

Children; sunset; Teacher Recruitment and Retention Program; Partnership for School Readiness; childcare facilities employee; income exemption; notice to the Department of Human Services; conditions; codification; effective date.

What This Bill Does

  • Children; sunset; Teacher Recruitment and Retention Program; Partnership for School Readiness; childcare facilities employee; income exemption; notice to the Department of Human Services; conditions; codification; effective date.
  • Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1849 (House): Introduced (2/10/2025) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1849 (House): Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1 (3/4/2025) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1849 (House): Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 2 (3/4/2025) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1849 (House): Committee Substitute (3/11/2025) Fiscal Impact Statements For HB 1849 (Senate): HB1849 ENG FI.PDF (Fiscal (Senate))

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Filed

Plain English: HB1849 FULLPCS1 Suzanne Schreiber-CMA 2/27/2025 2:45:03 pm AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Suzanne Schreiber Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk COMMITTEE AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB1849 Of the printed Bill Page Section Lines Of the Engrossed Bill By deleting the content of the entire measure, and by inserting in lieu thereof the following language: Req.

  • HB1849 FULLPCS1 Suzanne Schreiber-CMA 2/27/2025 2:45:03 pm AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Suzanne Schreiber Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk COMMITTEE AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB1849 Of the printed Bill Page Section Lines Of the Engrossed Bill By deleting the content of the entire measure, and by inserting in lieu thereof the following language: Req.
  • No.
  • 12951 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025) PROPOSED COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO.
  • 1849 By: Schreiber PROPOSED COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE An Act relating to children; providing sunset; creating the Teacher Recruitment and Retention Program; directing that Program be administered by Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness; providing income exemption for certain individuals when determining eligibility for child care subsidy program; directing provider to provide certain notice to Department of Human Services; providing that all other conditions for eligibility apply; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.
Filed

Plain English: HB1849 FULLPCS2 Suzanne Schreiber-CMA 3/4/2025 11:55:36 am AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Suzanne Schreiber Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk COMMITTEE AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB1849 Of the printed Bill Page Section Lines Of the Engrossed Bill By deleting the content of the entire measure, and by inserting in lieu thereof the following language: Req.

  • HB1849 FULLPCS2 Suzanne Schreiber-CMA 3/4/2025 11:55:36 am AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Suzanne Schreiber Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk COMMITTEE AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB1849 Of the printed Bill Page Section Lines Of the Engrossed Bill By deleting the content of the entire measure, and by inserting in lieu thereof the following language: Req.
  • No.
  • 13111 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025) PROPOSED COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO.
  • 1849 By: Schreiber PROPOSED COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE An Act relating to children; providing sunset; creating the Teacher Recruitment and Retention Program; directing that Program be administered by Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness; providing income exemption for certain individuals when determining eligibility for child care subsidy program; directing provider to provide certain notice to Department of Human Services; providing that all other conditions for eligibility apply; directing the Department to waive certain copayment; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.

Bill History

  1. 2025-04-28 Senate

    Placed on General Order

  2. 2025-04-23 Senate

    Reported Do Pass Appropriations committee; CR filed

  3. 2025-04-14 Senate

    Reported Do Pass as amended Health and Human Services committee; CR filed

  4. 2025-04-14 Senate

    Enacting clause stricken

  5. 2025-04-14 Senate

    Referred to Appropriations

  6. 2025-04-01 Senate

    Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services Committee then to Appropriations Committee

  7. 2025-03-26 House

    General Order

  8. 2025-03-26 House

    Coauthored by Representative(s) Ranson, Deck, Munson

  9. 2025-03-26 House

    Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 83 Nays: 12

  10. 2025-03-26 House

    Referred for engrossment

  11. 2025-03-26 House

    Engrossed, signed, to Senate

  12. 2025-03-26 Senate

    First Reading

  13. 2025-03-26 Senate

    Coauthored by Representative Pogemiller

  14. 2025-03-05 House

    CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations and Budget Committee

  15. 2025-03-05 House

    Coauthored by Representative(s) Tedford, Hefner, Lawson, Moore

  16. 2025-03-05 House

    Authored by Senator Gollihare (principal Senate author)

  17. 2025-03-05 House

    Title stricken

  18. 2025-02-10 House

    Recommendation to the full committee; Do Pass Appropriations and Budget Human Services Subcommittee

  19. 2025-02-04 House

    Second Reading referred to Appropriations and Budget

  20. 2025-02-04 House

    Referred to Appropriations and Budget Human Services Subcommittee

  21. 2025-02-03 House

    First Reading

  22. 2025-02-03 House

    Authored by Representative Schreiber

Official Summary Text

Children; sunset; Teacher Recruitment and Retention Program; Partnership for School Readiness; childcare facilities employee; income exemption; notice to the Department of Human Services; conditions; codification; effective date.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1849 (House): Introduced (2/10/2025)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1849 (House): Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1 (3/4/2025)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1849 (House): Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 2 (3/4/2025)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1849 (House): Committee Substitute (3/11/2025)
Fiscal Impact Statements For HB 1849 (Senate): HB1849 ENG FI.PDF (Fiscal (Senate))

Current Bill Text

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ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 1849 By: Schreiber, Tedford, Hefner,
Lawson, Moore, Ranson,
Deck, and Munson of the
House

and

Gollihare of the Senate

[ children – sunset – program – income – subsidy –
notice – conditions – copayment – codification –
effective date ]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 461 of Title 10, unless there is
created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. There is hereby created until November 1, 2028, in
accordance with the Oklahoma Sunset Law, the Teacher Recruitment and
Retention Program to be administered by Oklahoma Partnership for
School Readiness.
B. The Program, through Oklahoma Partnership for School
Readiness, shall ensure that:
1. Any employee who is employed by a child care facility
licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma Child Care Facilities Licensing

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Act shall have household income exempted from consideration when
eligibility is determined for the Child Care Subsidy Program
administered by the Department of Human Services;
2. When an employee who is employed by a licensed child care
facility leaves employment of the licensed provider, the provider
shall provide written notice to the Department of Human Services
that the employee is no longer employed within thirty (30) days; and
3. Other than the income exemption pursuant to paragraph 1 of
this subsection and the reporting requirements established pursuant
to this subsection, all other conditions of eligibility for the
Child Care Subsidy Program located in the Oklahoma Administrative
Code (OAC) shall be followed.
C. Subsection B of this section shall not apply to employees
who are employed by a child care facility licensed pursuant to the
Oklahoma Child Care Facilities Licensing Act and who are eligible
for the Child Care Subsidy Program without household income being
exempted.
D. The Department of Human Services shall waive copayments for
employees who are employed by a licensed child care facility and who
qualify under income eligibility requirements of the Child Care
Subsidy Program.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.

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Passed the House of Representatives the 26th day of March, 2025.

Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives

Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2025.

Presiding Officer of the Senate