HCS HB 670 -- GIFTED EDUCATION (Sommer)

COMMITTEE OF ORIGIN: Standing Committee on Elementary and Secondary Education

This bill requires any district with an approved gifted education program to have a process, which must be approved by the district's board of education, that outlines the procedures and conditions under which parents or guardians may request a review of the decision that determined that their child did not qualify to receive services through the district's gifted education program.

This bill also allows for the subject or whole grade acceleration of any student who demonstrates certain characteristics described in the bill.