Senate Bill 917 Summary

• Amends the Oklahoma Child Care Facilities Licensing Act by updating definitions, including new terms like "program," "responsible entity," and "specialized service professional"

• Expands exemptions from child care licensing for certain facilities, including programs operating less than 8 weeks annually, tribal land programs, and military base programs

• Establishes comprehensive criminal background check requirements for child care facility owners, employees, and residents, including fingerprint-based national criminal history searches and Oklahoma State Courts Network searches

• Updates references throughout the statute from the "Commission for Human Services" to the "Department of Human Services" as the regulatory body

• Effective November 1, 2013