Assembly Bill A4265

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires school districts to establish programs for gifted and twice-exceptional pupils

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  • Delivered to Governor
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2015-A4265 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2923
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง4454, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S3301
2013-2014: A4745, S3389
2017-2018: A3142, S3812

2015-A4265 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that school districts establish a gifted and talented program for gifted and twice-exceptional pupils; establishes guidelines as to the development of such programs and the identification of gifted and twice-exceptional pupils.

2015-A4265 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

    S. 2923                                                  A. 4265

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                            January 30, 2015
                               ___________

IN  SENATE  --  Introduced  by  Sens. ADDABBO, SAMPSON -- read twice and
  ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
  Education

IN  ASSEMBLY  --  Introduced by M. of A. THIELE, AUBRY, JAFFEE, SCARBOR-
  OUGH, TITONE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of A. MAGNARELLI,  McDONOUGH
  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education  law, in relation to requiring school
  districts to  establish  programs  for  gifted  and  twice-exceptional
  pupils

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new  section  4454
to read as follows:
  S  4454. GIFTED AND TALENTED PROGRAM.  1. EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THIS
STATE SHALL ESTABLISH A DISTRICT-WIDE GIFTED AND  TALENTED  PROGRAM  FOR
PUPILS  WHO  MEET THE CRITERIA ESTABLISHED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION
FORTY-FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY-TWO OF THIS ARTICLE, AND SHALL  BE  RESPONSIBLE
FOR  ENSURING  THAT APPROPRIATE INSTRUCTIONAL ADAPTATIONS INCLUDING, BUT
NOT LIMITED TO GIFTED IEPS (GIEPS) DEVELOPED  BY  CERTIFIED  GIFTED  AND
TALENTED LEARNING SPECIALISTS, DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION, CONTACT TIME,
SOCIAL  AND  EMOTIONAL  SUPPORT,  ACADEMIC  GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING, AND
CONTENT-BASED ACCELERATION, ARE DESIGNED AND DELIVERED FOR SUCH PUPILS.
  2. EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT  SHALL  ESTABLISH  AN  ONGOING  IDENTIFICATION
PROCESS FOR GIFTED PUPILS, INCLUDING TWICE-EXCEPTIONAL PUPILS, INITIATED
IN  PRE-KINDERGARTEN  AND  REVIEWED  ANNUALLY  THROUGH GRADE TWELVE. THE
SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL ENSURE THAT THE IDENTIFICATION METHODOLOGY EMPLOYS
MULTIFACETED CRITERIA  CONSISTENT  WITH  RECOMMENDED  PRACTICES  IN  THE
FIELD,  AND  IS  DEVELOPMENTALLY  APPROPRIATE,  NON-DISCRIMINATORY,  AND
RELATED TO THE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES OFFERED.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07825-01-5

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