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 and without being subject to capacity requirements. It also stipulates that if a student chooses not to transfer to an adjacent district, they must comply with existing transfer requirements to apply for a transfer to a non-adjacent district. Additionally, the bill deletes the provision for automatic transfers to any school district for certain students.

The amendments to Section 8-101 and Section 8-101.2 include the establishment of a limit of one automatic transfer for students, while allowing for further transfers under the Education Open Transfer Act. The bill mandates that school districts adopt policies to determine their capacity for accepting transfer students and requires them to report transfer data to the State Department of Education. The effective date for this act is set for November 1, 2025.