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ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 2016 By: Ranson and Schreiber of the
House
and
Hicks of the Senate
[ poor persons – Department of Human Services –
program – standards – information – codification -
effective date ]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE O F THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A n ew section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 230.74 of Title 56, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. The Department of Human Services may utilize an enrollment-
based child care subsidy payments program that complies with all
applicable federal funding requirements and legal authority and that
seeks to provide adequate, stable payments to child care providers
under this section by establishing effective payment practices based
on accurate time and attendance systems.
B. The Department shall consider pro gram standards, including,
but not limited to:
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1. The child's developmental and educational goals when
authorizing care period s eligible for reimbursement;
2. Accommodation of variable parent sche dules;
3. Authorizing pay based upon enrollment rather th an
attendance;
4. Using a range of hours to determine authorized care amounts;
and
5. Simplifying and streamlining payment pr ocesses with
providers.
C. The Department shall publish on the Department's publicly
accessible website an overview of child care services and the
methodology used to issue payments to providers of child care
services, including any changes to the methodo logy during the
previous year, if applicable.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
Passed the House of Representatives the 14th day of March, 2024.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2024.
Presiding Officer of the Senate