MA S280

Bill

To ensure that public schools appropriately educate advanced students and gifted and talented children

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to ensure that public schools appropriately educate advanced students and gifted and talented children. Education.

AI Summary

This bill aims to ensure that public schools appropriately educate advanced students and gifted and talented children. Key provisions include: - Establishing a new chapter (Chapter 71C) in state law to define terms related to gifted and talented, beyond grade-level, and twice-exceptional students, and require the state Board of Education to create regulations for educating these students. - Requiring school districts to report annually on how they are using federal funds to identify and serve gifted and talented students, provide relevant training for educators, and ensure access for homeless students. - Requiring the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to establish a professional development program in gifted and talented education for certain educators. - Mandating that educator certification requirements include courses or training in gifted and talented education. - Requiring school district plans for professional development to address the training and needs of gifted and talented students.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (2)

Diana Dizoglio (D)*, Maria Robinson (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2538 (on 02/18/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S280

(25 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S280
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S280.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1827	Supporting municipal fiscal stability through a special education stabilization fund	Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading	Similar To
H3911	To ensure representation of Special Education Parent Advisory Councils on school committees	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Similar To
H4041	Authorizing the Salem scholarship and education committee to provide scholarships from funds set aside for educational purposes	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 273 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
H4135	Amendment Order for “An Act relative to educational opportunity for students”	Adopted, see S2365	Similar To
H4137	Similar Bills	Published as amended, see H4145	Similar To
H4145	Similar Bills	See S2365	Similar To
H4275	Quantifying the SPED Gap by comparing actual special education costs to current special education assistance	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Similar To
S1724	Establishing a college tuition tax deduction	Accompanied a study order, see H5040	Similar To
S1859	To support educational collaboratives	Accompanied H525	Similar To
S218	Relative to early education funding	Accompanied a study order, see S2886	Similar To
S2183	To support improved financial stability in higher education	Accompanied a new draft, see H4075	Similar To
S2248	Relative to freedom of expression for public school students	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Similar To
S2324	Establishing a hate crimes grant program	Accompanied a new draft, see S2581	Similar To
S2348	Relative to educational opportunity for students	New draft substituted, see S2350	Similar To
S238	Providing rightful opportunities and meaningful investment for successful and equitable education	Accompanied a new draft, see S2348	Similar To
S2398	To establish food allergy plans	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2399	Relative to healthy youth	New draft substituted, see S2459	Similar To
S2412	Relative to educational opportunity for students	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 132 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
S2538	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Education to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to education issues	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S261	Relative to the availability of sunscreen for students	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Similar To
S279	Relative to an expert panel on gifted children and their education	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Similar To
S324	Establishing a special commission relative to digital textbooks	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Similar To
S731	Relative to the promotion of mental health education in Massachusetts high schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Similar To
S759	Protecting public higher education student information	Accompanied a new draft, see S2736	Similar To
S760	Relative to early college high schools	Accompanied a new draft, see S2737	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1827

Supporting municipal fiscal stability through a special education stabilization fund

Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading

Similar To

H3911

To ensure representation of Special Education Parent Advisory Councils on school committees

Accompanied a study order, see H5159

Similar To

H4041

Authorizing the Salem scholarship and education committee to provide scholarships from funds set aside for educational purposes

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 273 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

H4135

Amendment Order for “An Act relative to educational opportunity for students”

Adopted, see S2365

Similar To

H4137

Similar Bills

Published as amended, see H4145

Similar To

H4145

Similar Bills

See S2365

Similar To

H4275

Quantifying the SPED Gap by comparing actual special education costs to current special education assistance

Accompanied a study order, see H5159

Similar To

S1724

Establishing a college tuition tax deduction

Accompanied a study order, see H5040

Similar To

S1859

To support educational collaboratives

Accompanied H525

Similar To

S218

Relative to early education funding

Accompanied a study order, see S2886

Similar To

S2183

To support improved financial stability in higher education

Accompanied a new draft, see H4075

Similar To

S2248

Relative to freedom of expression for public school students

Accompanied a study order, see S2538

Similar To

S2324

Establishing a hate crimes grant program

Accompanied a new draft, see S2581

Similar To

S2348

Relative to educational opportunity for students

New draft substituted, see S2350

Similar To

S238

Providing rightful opportunities and meaningful investment for successful and equitable education

Accompanied a new draft, see S2348

Similar To

S2398

To establish food allergy plans

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2399

Relative to healthy youth

New draft substituted, see S2459

Similar To

S2412

Relative to educational opportunity for students

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 132 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

S2538

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Education to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to education issues

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S261

Relative to the availability of sunscreen for students

Accompanied a study order, see S2538

Similar To

S279

Relative to an expert panel on gifted children and their education

Accompanied a study order, see S2538

Similar To

S324

Establishing a special commission relative to digital textbooks

Accompanied a study order, see S2538

Similar To

S731

Relative to the promotion of mental health education in Massachusetts high schools

Accompanied a study order, see S2538

Similar To

S759

Protecting public higher education student information

Accompanied a new draft, see S2736

Similar To

S760

Relative to early college high schools

Accompanied a new draft, see S2737

Similar To

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