This bill amends existing laws regarding student transfers between school districts in Oklahoma. It allows students residing in districts that do not offer the grade they are entitled to pursue to transfer to adjacent school districts, with automatic approval and without being subject to capacity requirements. The bill specifies that students are limited to one such transfer, and if they choose not to attend an adjacent district, they must comply with additional transfer requirements. The language that previously allowed automatic transfers to any school district for certain students has been deleted.

Additionally, the bill outlines the responsibilities of school district boards of education in determining and publicly posting their capacity to accept transfer students. It mandates that each district adopt a policy for managing transfer requests and establishes an appeals process for denied transfers. The effective date for this legislation is set for November 1, 2025.