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HB4201 • 2026

Oklahoma Child Care Facilities Licensing Act; master teacher; enrolled; codification; emergency.

Oklahoma Child Care Facilities Licensing Act; master teacher; enrolled; codification; emergency.

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Sponsor
Schreiber
Last action
2026-04-16
Official status
Coauthored by Representative Dollens
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Oklahoma Child Care Facilities Licensing Act; master teacher; enrolled; codification; emergency.

Oklahoma Child Care Facilities Licensing Act; master teacher; enrolled; codification; emergency.

What This Bill Does

  • Oklahoma Child Care Facilities Licensing Act; master teacher; enrolled; codification; emergency.
  • Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 4201 (House): Introduced (2/17/2026) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 4201 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 (2/18/2026) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 4201 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Recommendation (3/3/2026) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 4201 (House): Committee Substitute (3/11/2026)

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Filed

Plain English: Req.

  • Req.
  • No.
  • 16584 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) POLICY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION FOR HOUSE BILL NO.
  • 4201 By: Schreiber POLICY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION An Act relating to the Oklahoma Child Care Facilities Licensing Act; requiring one master teacher for certain number of enrolled children; providing for codification; and declaring an emergency.
Filed

Plain English: HB4201 POLPCS1 Suzanne Schreiber-CMA 2/3/2026 11:53:34 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 HB4201 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.

  • HB4201 POLPCS1 Suzanne Schreiber-CMA 2/3/2026 11:53:34 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 HB4201 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.
  • 16049 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 POLICY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO.
  • 4201 By: Schreiber PROPOSED POLICY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE An Act relating to the Oklahoma Child Care Facilities Licensing Act; requiring one master teacher for certain number of enrolled children; providing for codification; and declaring an emergency.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-16 Senate

    Coauthored by Representative Dollens

  2. 2026-04-01 Senate

    Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services

  3. 2026-03-24 House

    Engrossed, signed, to Senate

  4. 2026-03-24 Senate

    First Reading

  5. 2026-03-23 House

    General Order

  6. 2026-03-23 House

    Coauthored by Representative(s) Ranson, Gise

  7. 2026-03-23 House

    Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 87 Nays: 7

  8. 2026-03-23 House

    Referred for engrossment

  9. 2026-03-05 House

    CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Health and Human Services Oversight Committee

  10. 2026-03-05 House

    Authored by Senator Thompson (principal Senate author)

  11. 2026-02-19 House

    Policy recommendation to the Health and Human Services Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Children, Youth and Family Services

  12. 2026-02-19 House

    Emergency added

  13. 2026-02-03 House

    Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services Oversight

  14. 2026-02-03 House

    Referred to Children, Youth and Family Services

  15. 2026-02-02 House

    First Reading

  16. 2026-02-02 House

    Authored by Representative Schreiber

Official Summary Text

Oklahoma Child Care Facilities Licensing Act; master teacher; enrolled; codification; emergency.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 4201 (House): Introduced (2/17/2026)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 4201 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 (2/18/2026)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 4201 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Recommendation (3/3/2026)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 4201 (House): Committee Substitute (3/11/2026)

Current Bill Text

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ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 4201 By: Schreiber, Ranson, and Gise
of the House

and

Thompson of the Senate

An Act relating to the Oklahoma Child Care Facilities
Licensing Act; requiring one master teacher for
certain number of enrolled children; providing for
codification; and declaring an emergency.

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 404.4 of Title 10, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
The master teacher ratio required for two-, three-, four- and
five-star centers shall be one full-time master teacher for every
sixty children actually enrolled at a licensed child care facility.
SECTION 2. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage and approval.

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Passed the House of Representatives the 23rd day of March, 2026.

Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives

Passed the Senate the _____ day of _______, 2026.

Presiding Officer of the Senate