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Assembly Bill A4435

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires certain school districts to establish programs for gifted pupils

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2009-A4435 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง4454, Ed L

2009-A4435 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that school districts located in cities with a population of one million or more establish a gifted and talented program for gifted pupils, and also establishes guidelines as to the development of such program and the identification of gifted pupils.

2009-A4435 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4435

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 4, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. ESPAILLAT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. TITUS
  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education law, in relation to requiring certain
  school districts to establish programs for gifted 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 IN CITIES WITH A POPULATION OF ONE
MILLION OR MORE. 1. THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO  EVERY  SCHOOL  DISTRICT
LOCATED  IN  CITIES WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE. THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT 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 ARE DESIGNED AND
DELIVERED FOR SUCH PUPILS.
  2. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL ESTABLISH AN ONGOING IDENTIFICATION PROC-
ESS FOR GIFTED PUPILS INITIATED IN KINDERGARTEN  AND  REVIEWED  ANNUALLY
THROUGH  GRADE  TWELVE.  THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL ENSURE THAT THE IDEN-
TIFICATION METHODOLOGY USED IS DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE,  NON-DISCRI-
MINATORY, 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
THAT MAY ASSIST IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL CURRICULA FOR GIFTED PUPILS.
SUCH  FRAMEWORKS  SHALL ADDRESS ADAPTATIONS THAT ARE EDUCATIONALLY CHAL-
LENGING FOR GIFTED PUPILS IN CORE SUBJECT AREAS  AS  IDENTIFIED  BY  THE
DEPARTMENT.
  4.  IN  ADDITION, THE SCHOOL BOARDS OF EACH SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL
ENCOURAGE THE ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE  COMMUNITY,
BUSINESS,  INDUSTRY,  LABOR,  AND HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF
THE GIFTED AND TALENTED PROGRAM.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07778-01-9

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