HB 112 - Under current law, when a sufficient number of children are determined to be gifted and their development requires programs or services beyond the level of those ordinarily provided in regular public school programs, districts may establish special programs for such gifted children. Approval of such programs shall be made by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education based upon project applications submitted by July 15 of each year. Under this act, if 3% or more of students enrolled in a school district are determined to be gifted, the district is required to establish a state-approved gifted program for gifted children. If a school district has an average daily attendance of 350 students or less, the district's gifted program shall not be required to provide services by a teacher certified to teach gifted education. Any teacher who provides gifted services through the program, and is not certified, shall annually participate in at least 6 hours of professional development focused on gifted development.
Approval of such programs shall be made by the Department based upon project applications submitted at a time and in a form determined by the Department.
This act is identical to HCS/SS/SB 218 (2019), and is similar to HB 136 (2019), HB 1435 (2018) and HB 1030 (2017).
JOSIE BUTLER