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SB 1870: Gifted and Academically Talented Student Education [SPSC]

GENERAL BILL by Wise

Gifted and Academically Talented Student Education [SPSC]; Requires district school boards to provide parental notice of requirements and procedures for requesting evaluations for gifted student classification. Requires the DOE to develop procedures and eligibility criteria for whole-grade and subject matter acceleration. Requires state-approved teacher preparation programs to incorporate specified gifted student instruction. Creates the Gifted and Academically Talented Student Task Force, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming law except as otherwise provided
Last Action: 5/2/2009 Senate - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Education Pre-K - 12
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/18/2009 Senate • Filed
2/26/2009 Senate • Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Education Pre-K - 12 Appropriations; Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means
3/3/2009 Senate • Introduced, referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Education Pre-K - 12 Appropriations; Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means -SJ 00111
5/2/2009 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Education Pre-K - 12