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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
HOUSE BILL 1043 By: Randleman
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to child care; mandating payment of
child care provider c ontract on weekly basis;
requiring child care reimbursement to be based on
enrollment and daily attendance; providing for rate
determination based on tier level; providing for
potential loss of benefit for certain absences;
requiring Department of Human Services to conduct
annual market rate survey; providing for
codification; providing a n effective date; 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 230.74 of Titl e 56, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. A child care facility licensed by the Department of Human
Services with a current child care provider c ontract shall receive
reimbursement at the beginning of each week , fifty percent (50%)
which shall be based on enrollment and fifty percent (50%) which
shall be based on actual daily attendance. The rate shall be
determined by the tier level of the child care facility where the
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child is enrolled and the age of each child on th e contract for the
child care subsidy program minus the family copayment.
B. The Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card of the child
shall only be swiped in on days in attendance and shall not be
required to be swiped out. In the event that a child misse s ten
(10) consecutive days of attendance without prior approval from the
child care facility and a caseworker from the Department, the child
may lose approval for the child care subsidy program and may be
required to reapply in the program.
C. The Department shall conduct an annual market rate survey to
ensure compliance with the seventy -fifth percentile (75%) payment
rate as required by the federal Child Care and Development Block
Grant.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1 , 2023.
SECTION 3. 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 pas sage and approval.
59-1-6620 CMA 01/05/23