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From the ECS State Policy Database 1994-2013

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The following summary includes policies ECS has tracked in this database since 1994. This database is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States (ECS). Most entries are legislative, although rules/regulations and executive orders that make substantive changes are included. Every effort is made to collect the latest available version of policies; in some instances, recent changes might not be reflected. For expediency purposes minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) and format. To view the documents, click on the blue triangle next to the topic of interest. Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date]. State Status/Date Level Summary 21st Century Skills Accountability Accountability--Accreditation Accountability--Measures/Indicators Accountability--Reporting Results Accountability--Rewards Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Learnfare Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Drive Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Play Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Takeovers Accountability--School Improvement Adult Basic Education Assessment Assessment--Accommodations Assessment--College Entrance Exams Assessment--Computer Based Assessment--End-of-Course Assessment--Formative/Interim Assessment--High Stakes/Competency Assessment--Legal Issues Assessment--NAEP (NAEP Results and NAEP Organization) Assessment--Performance Based/Portfolio Assessment--Value Added At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol Attendance Attendance--Compulsory Attendance--Statutory Ages (Upper and Lower) Attendance--Truancy Background Checks Bilingual/ESL Brain Research Business Involvement Career/Technical Education Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship Cheating Choice of Schools Choice of Schools--Charter Schools Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Charter Districts Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Closings Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Cyber Charters Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Research Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment--Research Choice of Schools--Innovation Schools Choice of Schools--Magnet or Specialized Schools Choice of Schools--Tax Credits Choice of Schools--Vouchers Choice of Schools--Vouchers--Privately Funded Civic Education Civic Education--Character Education Civic Education--Civic Knowledge and Literacy Civic Education--Curriculum/Standards Civic Education--Pledge of Allegiance Class Size Curriculum Curriculum--Alignment Curriculum--Arts Education Curriculum--Censorship Curriculum--Core Curriculum Curriculum--Drivers Education Curriculum--Environmental Education Curriculum--Excusal Curriculum--Family Living Education Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed. Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language Curriculum--Geography Education Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education Curriculum--Home Economics Curriculum--International Education Curriculum--Language Arts Curriculum--Language Arts--Writing/Spelling Curriculum--Mathematics Curriculum--Multicultural Curriculum--Physical Education Curriculum--Science Curriculum--Sex Education Curriculum--Social Studies/History Curriculum--Speech Education Data-Driven Improvement Demographics Demographics--Condition of Children/Adults Demographics--Enrollments Desegregation Economic/Workforce Development Education Research Equity Federal Finance Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost Finance--Aid to Private Schools Finance--Bonds Finance--District Finance--Does Money Matter? Finance--Equity Finance--Facilities Finance--Federal Finance--Funding Formulas Finance--Litigation Finance--Local Foundations/Funds Finance--Lotteries Finance--Performance Funding Finance--Private Giving Finance--Resource Efficiency Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures Finance--Student Fees Finance--Taxes/Revenues Finance--Taxes/Revenues--Alternative Revenues Governance Governance--Deregulation/Waivers/Home Rule Governance--Ethics/Conflict of Interest Governance--Mandates Governance--Regional Entities Governance--School Boards Governance--School Boards--Training Governance--Site-Based Management Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies Health Health--Child Abuse Health--Mental Health Health--Nutrition Health--School Based Clinics or School Nurses Health--Suicide Prevention Health--Teen Pregnancy High School High School--Advanced Placement High School--College Readiness High School--Credit Recovery High School--Dropout Rates/Graduation Rates High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment High School--Early Colleges/Middle Colleges High School--Exit Exams High School--GED (General Education Development) High School--Graduation Requirements High School--International Baccalaureate Instructional Approaches Instructional Approaches--Constructivism Instructional Approaches--Grading Practices Instructional Approaches--Homeschooling Instructional Approaches--Homework/Study Skills Instructional Approaches--Official English Instructional Approaches--Problem Based Learning Instructional Approaches--Single-Sex Education Instructional Approaches--Time/Time on Task Instructional Approaches--Tracking/Ability Grouping Integrated Services/Full-Service Schools International Benchmarking Leadership Leadership--District Superintendent Leadership--District Superintendent--Compensation and Diversified Pay Leadership--Principal/School Leadership Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Certification and Licensure Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Compensation and Diversified Pay Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Evaluation and Effectiveness Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Induction Programs and Mentoring Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation--Alternative Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Professional Development Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Recruitment and Retention Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Tenure Middle School Minority/Diversity Issues Minority/Diversity Issues--African American Minority/Diversity Issues--American Indian / Alaska Native / Native Hawaiian Minority/Diversity Issues--Hispanic No Child Left Behind No Child Left Behind--Adequate Yearly Progress No Child Left Behind--Assessment No Child Left Behind--Choice/Transfer No Child Left Behind--Consequences for Schools No Child Left Behind--Finance No Child Left Behind--Parent Involvement No Child Left Behind--Reauthorization Issues/Waivers No Child Left Behind--Report Cards No Child Left Behind--School Support No Child Left Behind--Special Populations No Child Left Behind--Supplemental Services Online Learning--Digital/Blended Learning Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses P-16 or P-20 P-3 P-3 Brain Development P-3 Child Care P-3 Content Standards and Assessment P-3 Data Systems P-3 Early Intervention (0-3) P-3 Ensuring Quality P-3 Evaluation/Economic Benefits P-3 Family Involvement P-3 Finance P-3 Governance P-3 Grades 1-3 P-3 Health and Mental Health P-3 Kindergarten P-3 Kindergarten--Full-Day Kindergarten P-3 Kindergarten--Full Day Kindergarten P-3 Preschool P-3 Public/Private Partnerships P-3 Special Ed./Inclusion P-3 Teaching Quality/Professional Development Parent/Family Parent/Family--Parent Rights Parent/Family--Research Partnerships--University/School Postsecondary Postsecondary Accountability Postsecondary Accountability--Accreditation Postsecondary Accountability--Diploma Mills Postsecondary Accountability--Licensing/Program Review and Approval Postsecondary Accountability--Student Learning Postsecondary Affordability Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid Postsecondary Affordability--Textbooks Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Undocumented Immigrants Postsecondary Faculty Postsecondary Faculty--Compensation Postsecondary Faculty--Intellectual Property Postsecondary Faculty--Teaching Assistants Postsecondary Faculty--Tenure Postsecondary Finance Postsecondary Finance--Efficiency/Performance-Based Funding Postsecondary Finance--Facilities Postsecondary Finance--Revenue and Expenditures Postsecondary Governance and Structures Postsecondary Governance and Structures--Administrative/Leadership Issues Postsecondary Governance and Structures--State Executives/State Agencies Postsecondary Institutions Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges Postsecondary Institutions--For-Profit/Proprietary Postsecondary Institutions--Four-Year Baccalaureate Postsecondary Institutions--HBCUs/Minority-Serving Institutions Postsecondary Institutions--Private/Independent Postsecondary Online Instruction Postsecondary Participation Postsecondary Participation--Access Postsecondary Participation--Admissions Requirements Postsecondary Participation--Affirmative Action Postsecondary Participation--Enrollments (Statistics) Postsecondary Participation--Outreach Postsecondary Students Postsecondary Students--Adults Postsecondary Students--Disabled Postsecondary Students--Foster Youth Postsecondary Students--Graduate/Professional Postsecondary Students--International Postsecondary Students--Low-Income Postsecondary Students--Military Postsecondary Students--Minority Postsecondary Success Postsecondary Success--Completion Postsecondary Success--Completion--Completion Rates (Statistics) Postsecondary Success--Developmental/Remediation Postsecondary Success--Retention/Persistence Postsecondary Success--Transfer/Articulation Private Schools Privatization Privatization--Education Management Agencies (EMOs) Proficiency-Based Approaches Promising Practices Promotion/Retention Public Involvement Purposes of Public Education Reading/Literacy Reading/Literacy--Adult Literacy Religion Religion--Prayer/Meditation Religion--Scientific Creationism (Evolution) Rural Scheduling/School Calendar Scheduling/School Calendar--Day/Class Length Scheduling/School Calendar--Extended Day Programs Scheduling/School Calendar--Summer School Scheduling/School Calendar--Week Scheduling/School Calendar--Year Scheduling/School Calendar--Year Round School Climate/Culture School Safety School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution School Safety--Code of Conduct School Safety--Corporal Punishment School Safety--Disaster/Emergency Preparedness School Safety--Expulsion/Suspension School Safety--No Child Left Behind--Safe Schools School Safety--Sexual Harassment and Assault School Safety--Special Education School Safety--Uniforms/Dress Codes School/District Structure/Operations School/District Structure/Operations--District Consolidation/Deconsolidation School/District Structure/Operations--District Size School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities School/District Structure/Operations--Food Service School/District Structure/Operations--Libraries School/District Structure/Operations--Org. (K-3/K-8 etc.) School/District Structure/Operations--Personnel (Non-Teaching) School/District Structure/Operations--School Size School/District Structure/Operations--Shared Services School/District Structure/Operations--Staffing Ratios School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation Service-Learning Special Education Special Education--Federal Law/Regulations Special Education--Finance Special Education--Inclusion (Mainstreaming) Special Education--Placement Special Education--Transition Special Populations--Corrections Education Special Populations--Foster Care Special Populations--Gifted and Talented CA Signed into law 09/2012 P-12 Identification of Gifted and Talented Pupils A.B. 2491 From bill summary: Requires the state board, upon the next revision of criteria for programs for gifted and talented pupils proposed by appl... More... MO Signed into law 07/2012 P-12 Gifted Education S.B. 599- Gifted Education School districts must include in their annual school accountability report card whether the school district currently has a state-approved g... More... OH Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 STEM Schools S.B. 316 - STEM Schools Amends procedures for STEM committee awarding of grants to establish STEM schools. Permits the committee to authorize the establishment of a... More... IL Adopted 05/2012 P-12 Urging Congressional Passage of Talent Act H.J.R. 51 Urges Congress to pass the Talent Act as either a separate act or an amendment to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act or another Act ... More... ME Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Gifted and Talented Students H.P. 1284- Gifted and Talented Part H reinstates the statutory requirement for school administrative units to operate education programs for gifted and talented students. ... More... FL Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Charter School Administrative Fee H.B. 5101 - Charter School Administrative Fee From bill analysis: Reduces the 5% charter school administrative fee charged by school districts for schools that have an exceptional studen... More... FL Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 ACCEL (Academically Challenging Curriculum to Enhance Learning) Options H.B. 7059 - ACCEL (Academically Challenging Curriculum to Enhance Learning) Options Establishes legislative intent that students have access to academically challenging coursework or accelerated instruction. Defines Academic... More... NC Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 06/2011 P-12 Funds for Gifted Children H.B. 200 - Funds for Gifted Children Directs the state board to allocate an additional $1,192.90 per academically or intellectually gifted child for fiscal year 2011-2012 and $1... More... NC Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 06/2011 P-12 Tuition Charge for Governor's School H.B. 200 - Tuition Charge for Governor's School Removes requirement that the state board implement a $500 tuition charge for students attending the Governor's School of North Carolina. Rep... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Gifted and Talented Coordinators H.B. 153 - Gifted and Talented Coordinators Permits any person assigned to a school as a principal or any other position to also serve as the district's gifted education coordinator, i... More... OR Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Task Force on Instruction of Talented and Gifted Children S.B. 330 Establishes the Task Force on Instruction of Talented and Gifted (TAG) Children, to be appointed by the Superintendent of Public Instruction... More... OR To governor 06/2011 P-12 Gifted Programs H.B. 2180 Requires school district to submit written plan of instruction for talented and gifted children to Superintendent of Public Instruction. All... More... OR Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Gifted and Talented S.B. 3 Modifies terminology in education statutes from "mental retardation" to "intellectual disability" for persons with intellectual disability. ... More... NV Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Finance S.B. 38 Authorizes the Superintendent of Public Instruction to deduct from, withhold from or otherwise make adjustments to the quarterly apportionme... More... CO Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Gifted and Exceptional Students H.B. 1077 Revises policies and practices for identifying and serving gifted students and students with disabilities. http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/... More... UT Signed into law 02/2011 P-12 Enhancement for Accelerated Students Program S.B. 1 - Section 53A-17a-165 Repeals references to the gifted and talented program and the Advanced Placement program; creates new Enhancement for Accelerated Students P... More... FL Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Accelerated High School Graduation Options S.B. 4 - Sec. 5 Requires each high school to advise each student of programs through which a high school student can earn college credit, including Advanced... More... ID Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Gifted H.B. 579 New section entitled Encouragement of Gifted Students. If a student completes any required high school course with a grade of C or higher be... More... MS Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Due Process Hearings H.B. 626 Repeals a section of existing law which provides for a due process hearing regarding an exceptional child's identification, evaluation, or e... More... UT Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Programs Funded At or Below $10,000 in a District H.B. 149 - Section 3 Adds Section 53A-17a-105.5. Defines "qualifying program" as (1) the at-risk flow through program; (2) the homeless and disadvantaged minorit... More... NV Signed into law 02/2010 P-12 Finance A.B. 5B Provides a temporary waiver for the biennium to each school district, charter school and university school for profoundly gifted pupils from... More... NV Rule Adoption 10/2009 P-12 Gifted students NAC 386, 387 Establishes provisions governing finances and budgets of charter schools and university schools for profoundly gifted pupils. www.leg.state.... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 "Twice-Exceptional" Students H.B. 900 Requires the Advisory Council on the Education of Children with Disabilities and the Advisory Council on the Education of Gifted and Talente... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Performance Indicators H.B. 1 - Section 3302.01 and 3302.02 Partially from the DOE summary of H.B. 1: 3302.01: Amends performance index score to reflect combination of reading and writing tests into ... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 G+T and Retaining Quality Teachers H.B. 3 - Section 59 - Part VII (Gifted and Talented and Retaining Quality Educators) Creates Section 39.236, "Gifted and Talented Standards." Directs the commissioner to adopt standards to evaluate district gifted and talente... More... IN Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Programs for High-Ability Students H.B. 1289 - Section 2 Amends provision requiring school boards to develop local plans to provide appropriate educational experiences to high ability students in g... More... NV Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Textbooks, Gifted A.B. 429 Relates to school districts; revises provisions governing the required minimum expenditures for textbooks, instructional supplies and instru... More... CO Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Gifted and Talented Young Children H.B. 1021 Amends the definition of gifted children to include children who are 4 years of age; permits an administrative unit to include in its progra... More... OR Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Talented and Gifted Support S.B. 1066A Allows the Department of Education to expend moneys from the School Fund for support of talented and gifted education; allows department to ... More... UT Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 High-ability Student Initiative Program S.B. 2 - Section 23 Establishes the High-ability Student Initiative Program to provide resources for educators to enhance the academic growth of high-ability st... More... NY Adopted 08/2007 P-12 Summer Academies and Teacher Professional Development for Middle Grades Math and Science Title 8 NYCRR Section 100.14 and 100.15 Establishes criteria for the award of grants for the Excelsior Scholars program for grade 7 math and science students. Establishes criteria ... More... CO Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 Gifted & Talented Programs H.B. 1244 Requires a school district, a board of cooperative services, and the state charter school institute to serve every gifted child; requires th... More... MN Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Acceleration of Gifted and Talented Students H.F. 2245 [Gifted and Talented] Requires that school districts adopt procedures for the academic acceleration of gifted and talented students. These procedures must include... More... NV Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Profoundly Gifted Pupils at University Schools A.B. 567 Revises provisions governing the Nevada plan and the apportionments and allowances from the state distributive school account to include pup... More... HI Adopted 04/2007 P-12 Programs for High-Achieving Students S.R. 45 Asks the Hawaii Department of Education to develop a comprehensive plan to promote opportunities for high achievement with the goal of 20% o... More... IN Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 High Ability Programs S.B. 408 Changes references from gifted and talented to high ability. Changes the criteria for awarding grants to school corporations for high abilit... More... NJ Issued 09/2006 P-12 Modifies the Governor's School Board of Overseers E.O. 35 (Executive Order 2006-35) Continues and modifies the Governor's School Board of Overseers that oversees the Governor's School Program, which... More... KS Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Kansas Academy of Mathematics and Science S.B. 139 Establishes the Kansas Academy of Mathematics and Science as either: (1) An accelerated residential, or on-line distance learning program f... More... KY Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 Advancing Kindergarten-Age Students to First Grade S.B. 35 Clarifies that a school district may advance a child through the primary program if he or she is at least five but less than six years old; ... More... KY Adopted 02/2006 P-12 High School Graduation Requirements 704 KAR 3:305 (section 2 and 4) Section 2: Effective with the Class of 2012: Requires 3rd unit of math to be completed in Algebra II and bars student from receiving math cr... More... LA Adopted 12/2005 P-12 Special Education Course Codes LAC 28:CXV.2333, 2355, 2364 and 2369 Establishes new special education course codes that will allow students with disabilities and gifted and talented students to earn Carnegie ... More... NM Rule Adoption 09/2005 P-12 Special Education Rules NMAC 6.31.2, 6.11.2 Amends rules relating to special education and children with disabilities as well as gifted children. Relates to the rights and responsibili... More... IL Signed into law 08/2005 P-12 Gifted and Talented Programs H.B. 881 -- Gifted and Talented Programs Sets forth requirements concerning gifted and talented programs. Provides definition of "gifted and talented children." Establishes non-disc... More... IL Signed into law 07/2005 P-12 Gifted and Talented S.B. 223 Changes certain references from recognition by the state board to approval by the state board. Provides that a local program for the educati... More... MN Signed into law 07/2005 P-12 Gifted and talented funding H.F. 141 - Multiple Components Gifted and talented revenue for each district equals $4 times the district's adjusted marginal cost pupil units for fiscal year 2006 and $9 ... More... NY Rule Adoption 07/2005 P-12 Extension in Gifted Education of a Teaching Certificate Title 8 NYCRR 52.21(b)(4)(v), 80-4.1(a)(2), 80-4.3(d) Amends regulations to clarify and strengthen the education requirements for the extension of a teaching certificate in gifted education to b... More... NV Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 University school for profoundly gifted pupils; definition of "profoundly gifted" S.B. 461 Provides for the enrollment of certain pupils in a university school for profoundly gifted pupils in lieu of enrolling in the schools that s... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Special Education S.B. 1072 Specifies that "child with a disability" does not mean a child who has difficulty in writing, speaking or understanding the English language... More... KY Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Governor's Scholar Program S.B. 134 Authorizes Governor's Scholars Program, Inc. to manage and operate the Governor's Scholars Program and hire, fire, and manage personnel, inc... More... SD Signed into law 02/2005 P-12 Gifted Children Education H.B. 1063 Repeals the requirement that the state board establish standards for gifted and talented educational programs; appeals procedures involving ... More... ME Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Gifted and Talented Programs S.P. 538 (LD 1577) (omnibus bill) Eliminates language basing grant funds for gifted education programs on "$2 of state matching funds for each $1 of funds appropriated by the... More... ME Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Education Definitions and Programs S.P. 538 This bill does the following: 1. It adds "emotional disability" to the definition of "exceptional student" in the Maine Revised Statutes, Ti... More... MD Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Definition of Gifted and Talented Students H.B. 307 Expands the definition of artistically gifted and talented student from including one who has "outstanding abilities" in the creative, visua... More... TN Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Creates A Special Joint Study Committee To Review H.J.R. 75 Creates a special joint study committee to review Tennessee Board of Education rules and regulations regarding intellectually gifted student... More... IN Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Exceptional Learners S.B. 292 Deletes requirement that Education Roundtable include representative of "special education." Requires the Education Roundtable to include a ... More... WA Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Highly Capable Students H.B. 2748 Requires the state superintendent to monitor programs for the education of highly capable students. http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2001... More... NJ Signed into law 01/2002 P-12 Commission on Programs for Gifted Students S.B. 2429 Establishes the New Jersey Commission on Programs for Gifted Students; appropriates funds. http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2000/Bills/S2500/24... More... CA Signed into law 09/2000 P-12 Financing Gifted and Talented Education A.B. 2313 Revises the method of apportioning funds for the gifted and talented program so that each participating school district receives a per-pupil... More... CA Vetoed 09/2000 P-12 Postsec. Honors Grant Program A.B. 2613 Establishes the Honors Grant Program under which a high school would design and implement a plan that would result in its pupils having acce... More... MD Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Gifted and Talented Programs H.B. 572 Establishes the Commission on Funding and Services for Gifted and Talented Student Education; provides that the commission shall review the ... More... VA Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Gifted Education Consortium S.B. 654 Relates to the Virginia Gifted Education Consortium; extends the expiration of the provisions of the act to 01/01/03; relates to the recomme... More... VA Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Gifted Education Pilot H.B. 1406 Relates to Gifted Education Pilot Program; extends the expiration date on the provisions of the act to July 1, 2003.... More... LA Signed into law 06/1999 P-12 Governor's Program for Gifted Children H.B. 1809 Recognizes the existence of the Governor's Program for Gifted Children as a state chartered school; provides for the operation, governance, ... More... OH Signed by governor 06/1999 P-12 Creates New Requirements for Identifying Gifted Students H.B. 282 Provides new requirements for the identification of gifted students, including specific standards for identifying students with superior cog... More... VA Signed into law 03/1999 P-12 Requires Appointment of Local Advisory Committee on Gifted Education H.B. 2415 Establishes, in statute, the requirement for the appointment of a local advisory committee on gifted education which currently exists in reg... More... VA Signed into law 03/1999 P-12 Establishes Virginia Gifted Education Consortium S.B. 1200 Establishes the Virginia Gifted Education Consortium to facilitate collaboration, cooperation and communication among school divisions to ad... More... VT Signed into law 09/1998 P-12 Educational Support of Gifted and Talented Students S.B. 127 Extends the benefits of the educational support team to gifted and talented students.... More... KY Signed into law 04/1998 P-12 H.B. 815 Gifted/Talented State Advisory Council for gifted and talented education; provides that 19 voting members be appointed by the Governor representing various ... More... NE Signed into law 04/1998 P-12 L.B. 1228 Adopts the Quality Education Accountability Act; provides incentive payments to local systems that have adopted academic standards promulgat... More... NE Signed into law 04/1998 P-12 L.B. 1229 Relates to schools; amends sections; provides funds for accelerated or differential curriculum programs; provides duties; harmonizes provisi... More... VA Signed into law 04/1998 P-12 H.B. 1287 Gifted Students Adds the study of gifted education, particularly the use of multiple criteria to identify underserved gifted students, to the requirements f... More... IN Signed into law 03/1998 P-12 S.B. 389 Requires the department of education to establish a state resources program for high ability students; requires the governing body of a scho... More... MD Signed into law 04/1997 P-12 S.B. 230 Requires rigorous academic standards for gifted and talented students; offers incentives to county boards to implement programs for those st... More... KY Died 03/1996 P-12 H.B. 928 Vouchers for Exceptional Pupils Relates to vouchers for exceptional pupils; establishes voucher program for exceptional pupils to attend a private school organized specific... More... OK Signed into law 08/1994 P-12 H.B. 2041 ... More... 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