HB 2949 Oklahoma House · 2026 Regular Session

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

HB 2949 establishes new staff-to-child ratio requirements for licensed child care centers in Oklahoma. It mandates specific ratios: one staff member for every five infants (birth to 11 months), one for every six toddlers (12-23 months), and one for every seven preschoolers (24-47 months). The bill requires child care facilities to follow these ratios starting November 1, 2026, and directs the Department of Human Services to update administrative rules to align with the new standards. This directly affects all licensed child care centers operating in Oklahoma.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 2, 2026 Last action Feb 3, 2026

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Introduced → Proposed Committee Substitute (sub committee) 1 · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill was amended by the House Subcommittee to update child care staff-to-child ratio requirements. The amendment replaces the original text with a new version that adjusts the ratios for different age groups and updates the administrative code citation numbers.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on child care facilities, but the specific staffing requirements have been modified to reflect updated standards.

REQUIREMENT

Staffing ratios were adjusted for multiple age groups: birth to 11 months (5:1), 12-23 months (7:1), 24-47 months (9:1), 3-4 years (12:1), 4-5 years (15:1), and 6+ years (20:1). The original text had different ratios for some age ranges.

TECHNICAL

Administrative code citation numbers were updated from 60-2-14058 to 60-2-15941 to reflect the new version of the bill.

The bill header was changed from 'AS INTRODUCED' to 'PROPOSED SUBCOMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE' to indicate this is a committee version of the bill.

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Committee

Feb 3, 2026

Committee

Referred to Appropriations and Budget Human Services Subcommittee

lower

Feb 2, 2026

Introduced

First Reading

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors