NY State Senate Bill 2015-S2923

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 06, 2016	referred to education
Jan 30, 2015	referred to education

2015-S2923 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A4265
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
2017-2018: S3812, A3142

2015-S2923 (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-S2923 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S2923

TITLE OF BILL:

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

PURPOSE:

The purpose of this legislation is to add a gifted program into every
school district in the state.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1: A new section 4454 is added to the education law.

Section 2: Effective date.

JUSTIFICATION:

This legislation would require every school district in the State to
establish a gifted and talented program for pupils who meet the
criteria established in the Education Law. Also required of school
districts is the establishment of an ongoing identification process
for gifted students starting in kindergarten and continuing until the

twelfth grade.

New York State is one of only eight states that fail to mandate Gifted
Education and for providence of dedicated funding for Gifted
Education. Currently, there is an inequity of sufficient appropriate
educational opportunities for gifted students across the state. Some
urban and wealthy suburban districts provide sufficient appropriate
education to gifted and twice exceptional students; many rural and
urban districts fail to provide these opportunities.

By offering gifted and talented students an appropriate education, New
York State makes itself more attractive for new high technology
industries looking for a highly educated work force.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2013-14: A.4745-A/S.3389-A
2011-12: A.3281/S.3301

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

While some school districts in the state currently have a gifted and
talented program, there are many who do not. The fiscal implications
are yet to be determined.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding the
date on which it shall have become a law.

2015-S2923 (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

S. 2923                             2                            A. 4265

  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  AND
TWICE-EXCEPTIONAL  PUPILS.    SUCH  FRAMEWORKS SHALL ADDRESS ADAPTATIONS
THAT  ARE  EDUCATIONALLY  CHALLENGING  FOR  GIFTED AND TWICE-EXCEPTIONAL
PUPILS IN CORE SUBJECT AREAS AS IDENTIFIED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
  4. IN ADDITION, THE  SCHOOL  BOARDS  OF  EACH  SCHOOL  DISTRICT  SHALL
PROVIDE  PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRAM EVALUATION, DIFFERENTIATED
INSTRUCTION, CONTACT TIME, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, ACADEMIC  GUID-
ANCE  AND  COUNSELING, AND CONTENT-BASED ACCELERATION, AND ENCOURAGE THE
ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT OF  REPRESENTATIVES  FROM  THE  COMMUNITY,  BUSINESS,
INDUSTRY,  LABOR,  AND HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE GIFTED
AND TALENTED PROGRAM.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July  next  succeeding
the  date  on  which it shall have become a law; provided, however, that
the commissioner of education is authorized to promulgate any rules  and
regulations necessary for the effective implementation of this act on or
before such date.

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