Senate
File
2064
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2064
BY
DANDEKAR
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
development
and
adoption
of
a
student
1
acceleration
policy
for
advanced
learners.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
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Section
1.
Section
257.42,
Code
2009,
is
amended
to
read
as
1
follows:
2
257.42
Gifted
and
talented
children
——
programs
——
policy
.
3
1.
a.
Boards
of
school
districts,
individually
or
jointly
4
with
the
boards
of
other
school
districts,
shall
annually
5
submit
program
plans
for
gifted
and
talented
children
programs
6
and
budget
costs
to
the
department
of
education
and
to
the
7
applicable
gifted
and
talented
children
advisory
council,
if
8
an
advisory
council
has
been
established,
as
provided
in
this
9
chapter.
10
b.
The
board
of
directors
of
each
school
district
shall
11
adopt
a
student
acceleration
policy
for
advanced
learners
12
that
at
a
minimum
includes
the
key
components
specified
in
13
subsection
3,
paragraph
“d”
.
14
2.
The
parent
or
guardian
of
a
pupil
may
request
that
a
15
gifted
and
talented
children
program
be
established
for
pupils
16
who
qualify
as
gifted
and
talented
children
under
section
17
257.44,
including
demonstrated
achievement
or
potential
ability
18
in
a
single
subject
area.
19
3.
The
department
shall
employ
do
the
following:
20
a.
Employ
a
consultant
for
gifted
and
talented
children
21
programs.
22
The
department
of
education
shall
adopt
23
b.
Adopt
rules
under
chapter
17A
relating
to
the
24
administration
of
this
section
and
sections
257.42
257.43
25
through
257.49.
The
rules
shall
prescribe
the
format
of
26
program
plans
submitted
under
section
257.43
and
shall
require
27
that
programs
fulfill
specified
objectives.
The
department
28
shall
encourage
29
c.
Encourage
and
assist
school
districts
to
provide
programs
30
for
gifted
and
talented
children.
31
d.
Develop
and
provide
to
school
districts
a
model
student
32
acceleration
policy
for
advanced
learners
that
includes
but
is
33
not
limited
to
the
following
key
components:
34
(1)
Early
admission
to
school.
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(2)
Whole-grade
acceleration.
1
(3)
Continuous
progress
and
self-paced
instruction.
2
(4)
Telescoping
curriculum.
3
(5)
Combined
classes.
4
(6)
Early
entrance
into
middle
school,
high
school,
or
5
college.
6
(7)
Early
graduation.
7
4.
The
department
may
request
that
the
staff
of
the
auditor
8
of
state
conduct
an
independent
program
audit
to
verify
that
9
the
gifted
and
talented
programs
established
pursuant
to
10
this
section
and
sections
257.43
through
257.49
conform
to
a
11
district’s
program
plans.
12
EXPLANATION
13
This
bill
requires
the
department
of
education
to
develop
14
and
provide
to
school
districts
a
model
student
acceleration
15
policy
for
advanced
learners,
the
components
of
which
include
16
early
admission
to
school,
whole-grade
acceleration,
continuous
17
progress
and
self-paced
instruction,
telescoping
curriculum,
18
combined
classes,
early
entrance
into
middle
school,
high
19
school,
or
college,
and
early
graduation.
The
bill
also
20
requires
school
districts
to
adopt
a
student
acceleration
21
policy
for
advanced
learners
that,
at
a
minimum,
includes
all
22
of
those
key
components.
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