Child care; broadening applicability of certain appeals. Emergency.

SB 180 would expand the ability of Oklahoma child care facilities and applicants to appeal decisions by the state's child care licensing agency (Department of Human Services). The bill broadens the scope of decisions that qualify for appeal, including more types of agency actions affecting facility licenses, quality ratings under the Quality Rating and Improvement System, or payments. To appeal, facilities must file a verified petition in district court within 10 days of a decision, serve notice on the agency within 5 days, and the court will review the agency's actions. This emergency bill would take effect immediately upon approval.