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139:1 New Section; Instruction of Pupils; Gifted and Talented Students; Report. Amend RSA 189 by inserting after section 29-a the following new section:
189:29-b Identification and Accommodation of Gifted and Talented Students.
I. In this section, "gifted and talented student" means a student identified as having unique academic, artistic, or athletic potential according to assessments selected and administered locally.
II. Beginning in the 2022-2023 school year, every New Hampshire public school shall submit to the department of education, no later than August 1, an annual narrative report detailing the policies, programs, and procedures that are in place to identify and accommodate the unique needs of gifted and talented students. If no such policies, programs, or procedures exist, the report shall so state.
III. The department shall develop a standardized format for the submission of such information and shall reassess the format each year to ensure the required information is useful. The department shall make the reports available on its public Internet website.
139:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: July 23, 2021
Effective Date: July 23, 2021
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139:1 New Section; Instruction of Pupils; Gifted and Talented Students; Report. Amend RSA 189 by inserting after section 29-a the following new section:
189:29-b Identification and Accommodation of Gifted and Talented Students.
I. In this section, "gifted and talented student" means a student identified as having unique academic, artistic, or athletic potential according to assessments selected and administered locally.
II. Beginning in the 2022-2023 school year, every New Hampshire public school shall submit to the department of education, no later than August 1, an annual narrative report detailing the policies, programs, and procedures that are in place to identify and accommodate the unique needs of gifted and talented students. If no such policies, programs, or procedures exist, the report shall so state.
III. The department shall develop a standardized format for the submission of such information and shall reassess the format each year to ensure the required information is useful. The department shall make the reports available on its public Internet website.
139:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: July 23, 2021
Effective Date: July 23, 2021