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This bill aims to ensure that all gifted and beyond grade-level children have access to a free and appropriate public education that meets their unique needs. Key provisions include: 1. Defining "gifted and talented," "beyond grade-level," and other related terms, and establishing state-level responsibility and oversight to ensure these students receive an education that allows them to develop to their full potential. 2. Authorizing school committees to enter into agreements to jointly provide gifted and talented education, including for low-incidence populations of highly or profoundly gifted students. 3. Requiring school districts to annually report on how they use federal funds to identify, serve, and provide professional development for educators of gifted and talented students. 4. Establishing a professional development program in gifted and talented education for educators, and requiring such training for initial certification of teachers and administrators. 5. Amending existing laws to include provisions for addressing the learning needs of gifted and talented students in school district improvement plans and professional development requirements.

Education

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H646