General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 1055
January Session, 2015 *_____SB01055PD____042915____*
General Assembly
Substitute Bill No. 1055
January Session, 2015
*_____SB01055PD____042915____*
AN ACT CONCERNING GIFTED AND TALENTED STUDENTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2015) The Commissioner of Education shall designate an employee of the Department of Education, preferably an employee who has experience working with gifted and talented students, to be responsible for providing information and assistance to local and regional boards of education and the parents or guardians of students relating to awareness about and identification of, and the provision of services to, gifted and talented children.
Sec. 2. (Effective from passage) The Department of Education shall study the provision of services to gifted and talented students in schools. Such study shall examine the best practices for (1) addressing the intellectual, social and emotional needs of gifted and talented students in schools, and (2) using technology to extend and advance curriculum materials to provide instruction to gifted and talented students without promoting such students to higher grade levels. Not later than January 1, 2016, the department shall submit a report on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2015 New section
Sec. 2 from passage New section
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
July 1, 2015
New section
Sec. 2
from passage
New section
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PD Joint Favorable
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Joint Favorable Subst.
PD
Joint Favorable