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GA SR972
Resolution
Status
Introduced
3/5/2018
Primary Sponsor
Butch Miller
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AI Summary
- Encourages all local education agencies in Georgia, especially those receiving weighted full-time equivalent funding for gifted education, to comply with all State Board of Education and Georgia Professional Standards Commission guidelines for gifted education
- Notes that Georgia has recognized gifted children as a special education group (Category VI under O.C.G.A. 20-2-152) since 1958, though federal law does not include gifted students as a special education population
- Raises concern that state flexibility laws allow local school systems to waive gifted education standards, including class size limits, approved delivery models, and requirements for teachers with specialized gifted training
- Recommends that any local education agency choosing to waive gifted education provisions notify parents of identified gifted students about which provisions were waived and how the agency plans to meet their children's needs
- Directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies of the resolution to local education agencies, the public, and the press
Legislative Description
Local Educational Agencies; support Georgia's talented and gifted students; comply with all State Board of Education and Georgia Professional Standards Commission guidelines; encourage
Last Action
Senate Read and Referred
3/7/2018
Full Bill Text
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