Revision: May 11, 2021, 1:13 p.m.
Senate Education
May 11, 2021
2021-1396s
06/04
Amendment to HB 321
Amend the bill by replacing all after the enacting clause with the following:
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.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
2021-1396s
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill requires all public schools to submit annual reports to the department of education detailing the policies, programs, and procedures that are in place to identify and accommodate the needs of gifted and talented students.
This bill also requires the department of education to develop a standardized format for reporting such information and to conduct an annual reassessment of such format to ensure that the information reported is useful.