Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1000.31
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Guidelines for family child care and large child care
Official statutory text
homes.
The Department of Human Services shall work with the Oklahoma
State Fire Marshal to develop guidelines that allow family child
care homes and large child care homes, as defined in Section 402 of
Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes, to operate under the requirements
of the 2018 International Residential Code as adopted by the
Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission (OUBCC). Family child
care homes and large child care homes shall not be denied a license
to operate should they comply with the requirements of the
guidelines as established by the Department and the Oklahoma State
Fire Marshal. No agency, municipality, county, or other political
subdivision of this state shall place stricter fire and life safety
requirements than those outlined in the 2018 International
Residential Code as adopted by the OUBCC on family child care homes
and large child care homes.
The Department of Human Services shall work with the Oklahoma
State Fire Marshal to develop guidelines that allow family child
care homes and large child care homes, as defined in Section 402 of
Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes, to operate under the requirements
of the 2018 International Residential Code as adopted by the
Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission (OUBCC). Family child
care homes and large child care homes shall not be denied a license
to operate should they comply with the requirements of the
guidelines as established by the Department and the Oklahoma State
Fire Marshal. No agency, municipality, county, or other political
subdivision of this state shall place stricter fire and life safety
requirements than those outlined in the 2018 International
Residential Code as adopted by the OUBCC on family child care homes
and large child care homes.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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