MO SB193

State board of education must designate a staff person to oversee educational programs for gifted and talented children, with responsibilities including developing an approval process by September 1, 2014, maintaining program descriptions, and collecting annual learning growth data.

Designated staff person serves as main contact at the state board for program supervisors, school officials, parents, and stakeholders regarding gifted and talented education.

State board of education may perform additional administrative functions including supervision, quality assurance, compliance monitoring, oversight of local programs, analysis of performance data, establishment of personnel standards, and professional development for teachers and administrators.

Creates a seven-member Advisory Council on the Education of Gifted and Talented Children appointed by the commissioner of education, with initial members serving staggered terms of one, two, three, and four years, and all subsequent members serving four-year terms.

Commissioner of education must seek the council's advice on all rules and policies related to gifted and talented education, with the state board providing a liaison and clerical support for council meetings; council members serve without compensation or travel reimbursement.