HB 1088 — Schools; transfer students; allowing certain students to transfer to adjacent school district; effective date.

HOUSEENGROSSED OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION STATE OF OKLAHOMA 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025) HOUSE BILL 1088NO. By:

Lowe1088 (Dick)By: of the House and Sacchieri of the Senate 8 AS INTRODUCED An Act relating to schools;

Lowe (Dick) and West (Tammy) of the House and Sacchieri of the Senate 6 An Act relating to schools;

Any student residing in a school district that does not offer the grade which the student is entitled to pursue shall be allowed to transfer to a school district inside or HB1088outside HFLRof Pagethe 1transportation BOLDarea FACEin denoteswhich Committeeis Amendments.adjacent to the school district where the student resides which and offers the grade ENGR.

outsideH. of the transportation area in which is adjacent to the school district where the student resides which and offers the grade the student is entitled to pursue.

B.

NO.

1088 Page 1 the student is entitled to pursue.

Any student residing in a school district that does not offer the grade which the student is entitled to pursue and who chooses not to attend a school district which is adjacent to the school district where the student resides pursuant to subsection A of this section, shall follow the requirements of subsectionSection 8-101.2 of this title to request a transfer to another school district which offers the grade the student is entitled to pursue.

Except as provided in subsection B of this section, on and after January 1, 2022, the transfer of a student from the district in which the student resides to another school district furnishing instruction in the grade the student is entitled HB1088to HFLRpursue Pageshall 2be BOLDgranted FACEat denotesany Committeetime Amendments.in the year unless the number of transfers exceeds the capacity of a grade level for each school ENGR.

toH. pursue shall be granted at any time in the year unless the number of transfers exceeds the capacity of a grade level for each school site within a school district.

B.

NO.

1088 Page 2 site within a school district.

Except for a child in the custody of the Department of Human Services in foster care, a transfer student HB1088shall HFLRnot Pagetransfer 3more BOLDthan FACEtwo denotes(2) Committeetimes Amendments.per school year to one or more school districts in which the student does not reside, provided ENGR.

shallH. not transfer more than two (2) times per school year to one or more school districts in which the student does not reside, provided that the student may always reenroll at any time in his or her school district of residence.

B.

NO.

1088 Page 3 that the student may always reenroll at any time in his or her school district of residence.

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C.ENGR.

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B.

NO.

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If the receiving school district board of education denies the HB1088appeal, HFLRthe Pageparent 5of BOLDthe FACEstudent denotesmay Committeeappeal Amendments.the denial within ten (10) days of notification of the appeal denial to the State Board of ENGR.

appeal,H. the parent of the student may appeal the denial within ten (10) days of notification of the appeal denial to the State Board of Education.

B.

NO.

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If the Office finds inaccurate reporting of capacity HB1088levels HFLRby Pagea 6school BOLDdistrict, FACEthe denotesOffice Committeeshall Amendments.set the capacity for the school district.

levelsENGR. by a school district, the Office shall set the capacity for the school district.

SECTIONH. 3.

B.

NO.

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5Passed COMMITTEEthe REPORTHouse BY:of Representatives the 10th day of March, 2025.

COMMITTEE4 ONPresiding EDUCATIONOfficer OVERSIGHT,of datedthe 02/26/2025House -of DORepresentatives PASS,Passed Asthe Coauthored.Senate the _____ day of __________, 2025.

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