SB 1105 Summary

• Amends Arizona statutes to add "economically disadvantaged pupils and minority pupils who have been underrepresented in gifted education programs" as priority populations in gifted education services.

• Requires school districts to address equitable program design, identification, and participation of gifted pupils in all schools served by the district, with particular focus on economically disadvantaged and minority pupil populations.

• Establishes that school districts applying for additional gifted program funding must prioritize the use of monies for identifying and serving economically disadvantaged and minority pupil populations.

• Appropriates $3,500,000 from the state general fund in fiscal year 2017-2018 to the Department of Education for additional assistance for gifted programs and exempts this appropriation from lapsing provisions.

• Requires school districts to conduct evaluation studies of their gifted programs that specifically address equitable identification and program participation across all schools in the district.