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OK HB2074
OK HB2074Schools; Education Open Transfer Act; granting student transfer to another school district at any time; capacity; policies; appeals process; annual audit; emergency; conditional effect.
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Introduced
02/01/2021
02/01/2021
In Committee
03/15/2021
03/15/2021
Crossed Over
02/25/2021
02/25/2021
Passed
Dead
05/27/2022
05/27/2022
Introduced Session
Potential new amendment
2021 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An Act relating to schools; amending 70 O.S. 2011, Sections 8-101.2, as amended by Section 2, Chapter 363, O.S.L. 2015, 8-103, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 184, O.S.L. 2013 and 8-103.1, as amended by Section 2, Chapter 285, O.S.L. 2013 (70 O.S. Supp. 2020, Sections 8-101.2, 8-103 and 8-103.1), which relate to the Education Open Transfer Act; granting student transfer to another school district at any time; providing exception if transfer exceeds certain capacity; directing selection of transfer students if capacity is exceeded; authorizing board of education to determine capacity; allowing transfer student to continue attendance; allowing denial of continued transfer; permitting other children living in the home to transfer districts; prohibiting more than two transfers per school year; providing exception for child in foster care; removing prior transfer procedures; directing board to adopt policy for student capacity; setting deadline for adoption of policy; authorizing including certain reasons for denial in policy; mandating posting of policy on district website; requiring determination four times per year for the number of students the district has capacity to accept; directing publication on school district website; requiring submission of certain report to the State Department of Education; prescribing appeal process for transfer denials; providing for promulgation of rules; directing board of education to submit transfer information to the State Department of Education; requiring certain annual audit of approved and denied transfers; providing for establishment of capacity if inaccurate reporting is found; removing time limitations for transfer applications; requiring certain report of students granted transfers; removing provisions for cancellation of transfers; requiring enrollment of transfer students in the order in which applications are received; providing appeal for transfer application denial; prohibiting denial of transfer unless certain capacity is exceeded; directing admission to district of choice for certain children regardless of capacity; amending 70 O.S. 2011, Section 8-113, which relates to transfers for children of school employees; allowing transfer of child of school employee without requiring district approval; repealing 70 O.S. 2011, Section 8-104, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 85, O.S.L. 2013 (70 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 8-104), which relates to emergency transfers; declaring an emergency; and providing for conditional effect.
AI Summary
This bill amends the Education Open Transfer Act in Oklahoma. The key provisions are:
1. It allows students to transfer to another school district at any time during the year, unless the number of transfer requests exceeds the capacity of a grade level at a school site, in which case the district will select transfer students in the order their applications were received.
2. It requires school districts to adopt a policy by January 1, 2022 to determine their capacity for accepting transfer students, and to publish this information quarterly on their website and report it to the State Department of Education.
3. It establishes an appeals process for transfer denials, allowing parents to appeal first to the receiving district's school board and then to the State Board of Education.
4. It requires an annual audit by the Office of Educational Quality and Accountability of a sample of school districts' approved and denied transfers.
5. It allows children of school district employees to transfer without requiring approval from the receiving district.
6. It repeals the provisions for emergency transfers.
7. It declares an emergency and makes the bill's provisions contingent on the enactment of another bill.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (11)
Charles McCall (R)*,
Adam Pugh (R)*,
Rhonda Baker (R),
Brad Boles (R),
Chad Caldwell (R),
Dean Davis (R),
Jon Echols (R),
Toni Hasenbeck (R),
Kyle Hilbert (R),
Terry O'Donnell (R),
Tammy West (R),
Last Action
Senate Education Hearing (09:00 4/6/2021 Room 535 ) (on 04/06/2021)
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