Senate File 2220 H-8256 Amend Senate File 2220, as passed by the Senate, as follows: 1 1. Page 2, lines 21 and 22, by striking < and affective > 2 2. Page 2, after line 22 by inserting: 3 < (b) The educational services must address the character 4 development of the gifted and talented child. For purposes 5 of this subparagraph division, “character development” means 6 addressing common challenges of gifted and talented children 7 and promoting skills to support personal growth and academic 8 success. > 9 3. Page 2, line 23, by striking < (b) > and inserting < (c) > 10 4. Page 2, line 25, by striking < (c) > and inserting < (d) > 11 5. Page 4, by striking lines 8 through 14 and inserting: 12 < 2. a. Automatically enroll a student in the next most 13 rigorous level of advanced courses or programs offered by 14 the school district if all of the following requirements are 15 satisfied: 16 (1) The student is enrolled in grades four through twelve. 17 (2) The student attained a score that is within the advanced 18 performance level on the statewide summative assessment in 19 mathematics or English language arts that was administered to 20 the student in the immediately preceding school year. 21 (3) The school district determines that the student 22 demonstrates academic preparedness using any of the following 23 data sources: 24 (a) Standardized assessments. 25 (b) Student achievement. 26 (c) Cognitive ability. 27 (d) Creative ability. 28 (e) Qualitative and quantitative data. 29 (f) Teacher and parent input. 30 (g) Observation of gifted characteristics and behaviors. 31 (4) The school district determines that the student is 32 prepared to participate in the next most rigorous level of 33 advanced courses or programs offered by the school district 34 pursuant to procedures adopted pursuant to section 257.42, 35 -1- SF 2220.3604 (3) 91 jda/jh 1/ 2 #1. #2. #3. #4. #5.
subsection 01, paragraph “a” , subparagraph (1). > 1 6. Page 5, after line 9 by inserting: 2 < Sec. ___. APPLICABILITY. The following apply to school 3 years beginning on or after July 1, 2027: 4 1. The section of this Act enacting section 279.89. 5 2. The section of this Act enacting section 279.90. > 6 7. Title page, line 6, after < whole-grade acceleration > by 7 inserting < , and including applicability provisions > 8 8. By renumbering as necessary. 9 ______________________________ GEHLBACH of Dallas -2- SF 2220.3604 (3) 91 jda/jh 2/ 2 #6. #7. #8.