Child care; extending continuing education cycle; providing certain exemption for master teacher qualifications. Effective date.

SB 181 modifies Oklahoma's child care regulations by extending continuing education requirements for child care center directors from annual to a two-year cycle. It creates a one-year probationary period (extendable by one year) for staff replacing master teachers to meet educational qualifications, with exemptions available for those with two years of relevant experience or six credit hours in child care-related coursework. The bill directly affects current and future child care center directors, master teachers, and staff seeking to qualify under these standards. It becomes effective November 1, 2025, and does not change existing space requirements for infant care facilities.