Children; sunset; Teacher Recruitment and Retention Program; Partnership for School Readiness; childcare facilities employee; income exemption; notice to the Department of Human Services; conditions; codification; effective date.

Header updated to show 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION' instead of 'COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE' to indicate the bill has been returned to the floor for final consideration.

Added a committee report footer indicating the bill was passed by the Appropriations and Budget Committee on 03/05/2025.

Removed original Committee Substitute formatting markers and page footers that were specific to the committee markup process.

The entire bill text was replaced with a committee substitute version that includes updated title, formatting, and page numbering conventions.

Added committee amendment headers, speaker/chair designations, and amendment submission information that were not present in the original engrossed version.

Removed the original engrossed bill formatting including the list of all sponsors and the original page numbering scheme.

Added sunset provision limiting the program to November 1, 2028, with automatic termination unless renewed.

Added requirement for child care facilities to notify the Department of Human Services within 30 days when an employee leaves their position.

Added copayment waivers for employees who qualify under income eligibility requirements of the Child Care Subsidy Program.

Changed from permanent law to temporary program administered by Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness.

The bill title was changed from 'PROPOSED COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE' to 'COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE', indicating progression through the legislative process.

Page numbering and reference numbers were updated to reflect the final committee version (Req. No. 13172 instead of 13111).

Formatting and section numbering were standardized to match final legislative document requirements.

Added bracketed keywords at the top of the document for legislative tracking purposes (children, sunset, program, income, subsidy, notice, conditions, copayment, codification, effective date).

Added a new subsection D requiring the Department of Human Services to waive copayments for employees of licensed child care facilities who qualify for the Child Care Subsidy Program based on income eligibility requirements.

Modified the summary description in the committee amendment to reflect the new copayment waiver provision, updating the legislative purpose statement.

Updated document metadata including date (2/27/2025 to 3/4/2025), page numbers, and requirement numbers (12951 to 13111) to reflect the revised committee substitute version.