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HB2949 • 2026

Child care facilities; legislative finding; staff-to-child ratios; Department of Human Services; rules; effective date.

Child care facilities; legislative finding; staff-to-child ratios; Department of Human Services; rules; effective date.

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Sponsor
Tedford
Last action
2026-02-03
Official status
Referred to Appropriations and Budget Human Services Subcommittee
Effective date
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Plain English Breakdown

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Child care facilities; legislative finding; staff-to-child ratios; Department of Human Services; rules; effective date.

Child care facilities; legislative finding; staff-to-child ratios; Department of Human Services; rules; effective date.

What This Bill Does

  • Child care facilities; legislative finding; staff-to-child ratios; Department of Human Services; rules; effective date.
  • Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 2949 (House): Introduced (2/5/2026) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 2949 (House): Proposed Committee Substitute (sub committee) 1 (2/5/2026) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 2949 (House): Proposed Committee Substitute (sub committee) 2 (2/6/2026)

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Amendments

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Filed

Plain English: HB2949 SUBPCS1 Mark Tedford-CMA 1/28/2026 4:08:28 pm AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Mark Tedford Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk COMMITTEE AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB2949 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.

  • HB2949 SUBPCS1 Mark Tedford-CMA 1/28/2026 4:08:28 pm AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Mark Tedford Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk COMMITTEE AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB2949 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.
  • 15941 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 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026) PROPOSED SUBCOMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO.
  • 2949 By: Tedford PROPOSED SUBCOMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE An Act relating to child care facilities; providing legislative finding; directing that licensed child care facilities maintain certain staff-to-child ratios; directing the Department of Human Services to promulgate rules; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.
Filed

Plain English: HB2949 SUBPCS2 Mark Tedford-CMA 2/6/2026 2:23:13 pm AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Mark Tedford Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk COMMITTEE AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB2949 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.

  • HB2949 SUBPCS2 Mark Tedford-CMA 2/6/2026 2:23:13 pm AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Mark Tedford Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk COMMITTEE AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB2949 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.
  • 16162 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 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026) PROPOSED SUBCOMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO.
  • 2949 By: Tedford PROPOSED SUBCOMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE An Act relating to child care facilities; defining terms; providing method for calculating child's age; directing that licensed child care facilities maintain certain staff-to-child ratios; permitting providers to utilize mixed-age groupings; providing minimum square footage required per child; directing the Department of Human Services to promulgate rules; providing that rules be subject to review and approval by certain subcommittee; amending 10 O.S.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-03 House

    Second Reading referred to Appropriations and Budget

  2. 2026-02-03 House

    Referred to Appropriations and Budget Human Services Subcommittee

  3. 2026-02-02 House

    First Reading

  4. 2026-02-02 House

    Authored by Representative Tedford

Official Summary Text

Child care facilities; legislative finding; staff-to-child ratios; Department of Human Services; rules; effective date.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 2949 (House): Introduced (2/5/2026)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 2949 (House): Proposed Committee Substitute (sub committee) 1 (2/5/2026)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 2949 (House): Proposed Committee Substitute (sub committee) 2 (2/6/2026)

Current Bill Text

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STATE OF OKLAHOMA

2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)

HOUSE BILL 2949 By: Tedford

AS INTRODUCED

An Act relating to child care facilities; providing
legislative finding; directing that licensed child
care facilities maintain certain staff-to-child
ratios; directing the Department of Human Services to
promulgate rules; providing for codification; and
providing an 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 405.6 of Title 10, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. The Oklahoma Legislature finds that maintaining safe,
developmentally appropriate child-to-staff ratios is essential for
protecting the welfare of children in licensed child care centers
while promoting accessibility and affordability for Oklahoma
families.
B. Licensed child care centers shall maintain the following
minimum staff-to-child ratios:

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1. For children from birth through eleven (11) months of age,
there shall be one (1) staff member for every five (5) children;
2. For children from twelve (12) months of age through twenty-
three (23) months of age, there shall be one (1) staff member for
every six (6) children; and
3. For children from twenty-four (24) months of age through
forty-seven (47) months of age, there shall be one (1) staff member
for every seven (7) children.
C. The Department shall promulgate any rules necessary to bring
the Oklahoma Administrative Code into conformity with this act.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.

60-2-14058 CMA 12/09/25