Bill No. 1088 amends existing laws regarding student transfers between school districts in Oklahoma. The bill allows students residing in a district that does not offer the grade they are entitled to pursue to transfer to an adjacent school district, with automatic approval of the transfer and without being subject to capacity requirements. Additionally, it mandates that if a student chooses not to transfer to an adjacent district, they must comply with specific transfer requirements outlined in Section 8-101.2. The bill also deletes the provision for automatic transfers to any school district for certain students.

Furthermore, the bill establishes that each student is limited to one automatic transfer under the new provisions, after which they may apply for other types of transfers as permitted by the Education Open Transfer Act. It requires school districts to adopt policies to determine their capacity for accepting transfer students and mandates reporting of transfer approvals and denials to the State Department of Education. The effective date for this act is set for November 1, 2025.