HB 2984 — Poor persons; child care subsidy; directing Department of Human Service to publish annual report; information; public availability; effective date.

HOUSEENGROSSED OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION STATE OF OKLAHOMA 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026) COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO.

Gise and Pae of the House and Reinhardt of the Senate 95 COMMITTEE7 SUBSTITUTE An Act relating to poor persons;

providing that provisions shall not require departmentDepartment to create new data systems or hire additional employees;

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The Department of Human Services shall, using existing resources and data already collected by the Department, compile and publish an annual report regarding program integrity and payment accuracy within the child care subsidy program administered pursuant toENGR. Title 56 of the Oklahoma Statutes and Chapter 40 of Title 340 of the Oklahoma Administrative Code.

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The Department may include any additional contextual information necessary to accurately interpret the data provided in the report and to highlight the performance of providers operating in goodgood-faith faith compliance with program requirements.

The Department shall submit the report to the Governor, the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, and the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate no later than November 1 of each year and shall make the report publicly available on the Department's website.

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Participation by former providers shall be voluntary, HB2984and HFLRnothing Pagein 4this BOLDsubsection FACEshall denotesbe Committeeconstrued Amendments.to require the Department to obtain responses in every case.

and nothing in this subsection shall be construed to require the Department to obtain responses in every case.

NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 272 of Title 56, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:

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The Department of Human Services is hereby directed to amend Section 2.5.3(c) of the State of Oklahoma’s Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Plan, relating to circumstances under which ENGR.

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2984 Page 4 the lead agency may discontinue assistance prior to the minimum twelve-month redetermination period.

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Such amendment shall:

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Keep current selection of subsection "iii.

a change in residency outside of the State or Territory" as the identified limited circumstance for discontinuation of assistance prior to the twelve-month redetermination;

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Select and adopt subsection "ii.

Excessive unexplained absences despite multiple attempts by the lead agency or designated entity to contact the family and provider, including the prior notification of a possible discontinuation of assistance".