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CS/HB 297: Gifted and Academically Talented Student Education

GENERAL BILL by Schools & Learning Council ; Legg ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Altman ; Zapata

Gifted and Academically Talented Student Education; Requires district school boards to provide parental notice of requirements & procedures for requesting evaluations for gifted student classification; requires reporting of gifted student classification, services, & performance data; requires DOE to develop & district school boards to implement procedures & eligibility criteria for whole-grade & subject matter acceleration; requires reporting of student acceleration data, etc.

Effective Date: 07/01/2008 except as otherwise provided
Last Action: 5/2/2008 Senate - Died in Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/27/2007 House • Filed
12/12/2007 House • Referred to Schools & Learning Council; Policy & Budget Council
2/14/2008 House • Referred to Education Innovation & Career Preparation (SL) by Schools & Learning Council
3/4/2008 House • Introduced, referred to Schools & Learning Council; Policy & Budget Council -HJ 00028; Referred to Education Innovation & Career Preparation (SL) by Schools & Learning Council -HJ 00129
3/7/2008 House • On Committee agenda-- Education Innovation & Career Preparation (SL), 03/11/08, 9:00 am, 116-K
3/11/2008 House • Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Education Innovation & Career Preparation (SL); YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -HJ 00283
3/12/2008 House • Now in Schools & Learning Council -HJ 00283
4/4/2008 House • PCS on Council agenda-- Schools & Learning Council, 04/08/08, 9:00 am, 212-K
4/8/2008 House • CS by Schools & Learning Council; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 00430; CS read 1st time on 04/08/08 -HJ 00426; CS filed
4/9/2008 House • Now in Policy & Budget Council -HJ 00456; On Council agenda-- Policy & Budget Council, 04/10/08, 2:00 pm, 212-K -HJ 00486
4/10/2008 House • Favorable by- Policy & Budget Council; YEAS 30 NAYS 0 -HJ 00515
4/11/2008 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 00515
4/16/2008 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read 2nd time -HJ 00542
4/18/2008 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 00632; CS passed; YEAS 111 NAYS 0 -HJ 00633
4/22/2008 Senate • In Messages
5/2/2008 Senate • Died in Messages