Senate Bill S3812

2017-2018 Legislative Session

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

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S3812 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3142
Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §4454, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S3301
2013-2014: S3389, A4745
2015-2016: S2923, A4265

2017-S3812 (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.

2017-S3812 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S3812 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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     S. 3812                                                  A. 3142
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                       S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 27, 2017
                                ___________
 
 IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered print-
   ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
 
 IN  ASSEMBLY  -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE, AUBRY, JAFFEE, 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:
   § 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.
   3.  THE  DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT WITH CURRICULUM
 FRAMEWORKS WHICH SHALL SUGGEST A VARIETY OF  ACTIVITIES  AND  STRATEGIES
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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