House Bill No. 1522 amends the Education Open Transfer Act to establish stricter guidelines for inter-district student transfers in Oklahoma. The bill mandates that once a student transfers to a new school district, they must remain in that district continuously unless the receiving district denies the continued transfer based on specific criteria outlined in the law. The bill clarifies that a student may only be denied continued transfer for reasons related to their history of absences or other specified acts, and it limits the number of times a student can transfer in a school year to two, with exceptions for certain circumstances, such as foster care.

Additionally, the bill modifies the appeals process for denied transfer requests, stipulating that appeals will only be considered if the receiving district's policy has not been provided to the State Board of Education and if the denial was not in accordance with the established guidelines. The legislation also requires school districts to adopt and publicly post policies regarding transfer capacities and to report transfer data to the State Department of Education. An emergency clause is included, allowing the bill to take effect immediately upon passage and approval.