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- Referred to education
- Print number 3389a
- Amend (t) and recommit to education
- Referred to education
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Requires school districts to establish programs for gifted and twice-exceptional pupils
In Assembly Committee · Education · Sponsor Fred Thiele
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BILL NUMBER:S3389A
Title of bill
An act to amend the education law, in relation to requiring school districts to establish programs for gifted and twice-exceptional pupils
Purpose
The purpose of this legislation, is to add a gifted program into every school district in the state.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1: A new section 4454 is added to the education law. Section 2: Effective date.
Justification
This legislation would require every school district in the State to establish a gifted and talented program for pupils who meet the criteria established in the Education Law. Also required of school districts is the establishment of an ongoing identification process for gifted students starting in kindergarten and continuing until the twelfth grade.
New York State is one of only eight states that fail to mandate Gifted Education and for providence of dedicated funding for Gifted Education. Currently, there is an inequity of sufficient appropriate educational opportunities for gifted students across the state: Some urban and wealthy suburban districts provide sufficient appropriate education to gifted and twice exceptional students; many rural and urban districts fail to provide these opportunities.
By offering gifted and talented students an appropriate education, New York State makes itself more attractive for new high technology industries looking for a highly educated work force.
Legislative history
2011- 2012 - S.3301 Referred to Education 2011-2012: A.3281 - Referred to Education.
Fiscal implications
While some school districts in the state currently have a gifted and talented program, there are many who do not. The fiscal implications are yet to be determined.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.
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