MA S329

Bill

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

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd 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. The key provisions are: 1. Establishes a new Chapter 71C in state law titled "Education of Gifted and Talented and Beyond Grade-level Students" to define terms, set state-level responsibilities and accountability standards, and allow for agreements between school districts to jointly provide gifted and talented education. 2. Requires school districts to annually report to the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education on their efforts to identify and serve gifted and talented students, including using federal funds for this purpose. 3. Directs the Department to publish annual reports on the state's support for gifted and talented student education, including professional development for teachers. 4. Mandates that the state establish a professional development program in gifted and talented education for certain educators to complete within a 5-year period. 5. Requires that training in strategies for effectively educating beyond-grade-level and gifted and talented students be included in educator certification requirements. The overall goal is to ensure all gifted and talented students have access to a free, appropriate public education tailored to their unique needs and abilities.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (1)

Diana Dizoglio (D)*,

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2756 (on 03/14/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S329

(20 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S329
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S329.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2215	Relative to certainty of continuing education for chiropractors	Accompanied a study order, see H5035	Similar To
H3485	Relative to updating Massachusetts driver education	Accompanied a study order, see H4966	Similar To
H3999	Promoting student nutrition	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 62 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H5055	Relative to the educational needs of students whose education was negatively impacted by the COVID-19 emergency	Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
H620	Relative to special education	Accompanied a study order, see H5099	Similar To
H642	Relative to educator training on gifted children and their needs	Accompanied a study order, see H5093	Similar To
S2496	To improve augmentative and alternative communication opportunities for children with disabilities	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2502	Relative to military spouse-licensure portability, education and enrollment of dependents	New draft substituted, as amended, see S2558	Similar To
S2525	Concerning genocide education	New draft substituted, see S2557	Similar To
S2541	Relative to healthy youth	No further action taken	Similar To
S2756	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
S2829	DESE Proposed Amendment to 603 CMR 2.03	Accepted, in concurrence	Similar To
S3082	Relative to safety and violence education for students (the SAVE Students Act)	No further action taken	Similar To
S320	Establishing an online system to process background checks by the Department of Early Education and Care	Accompanied a new draft, see S2883	Similar To
S321	Relative to school services for certain 22 year-old students	Accompanied a new draft, see S2751	Similar To
S328	Relative to an expert panel on gifted children and their education	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S358	To preserve early education support for families	Accompanied a new draft, see S2883	Similar To
S789	To promote graduate medical education	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S823	Providing access to higher education for high school graduates in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see S2714	Similar To
S849	Relative to advance placement examinations	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2215

Relative to certainty of continuing education for chiropractors

Accompanied a study order, see H5035

Similar To

H3485

Relative to updating Massachusetts driver education

Accompanied a study order, see H4966

Similar To

H3999

Promoting student nutrition

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 62 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

H5055

Relative to the educational needs of students whose education was negatively impacted by the COVID-19 emergency

Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

H620

Relative to special education

Accompanied a study order, see H5099

Similar To

H642

Relative to educator training on gifted children and their needs

Accompanied a study order, see H5093

Similar To

S2496

To improve augmentative and alternative communication opportunities for children with disabilities

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

Similar To

S2502

Relative to military spouse-licensure portability, education and enrollment of dependents

New draft substituted, as amended, see S2558

Similar To

S2525

Concerning genocide education

New draft substituted, see S2557

Similar To

S2541

Relative to healthy youth

No further action taken

Similar To

S2756

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

S2829

DESE Proposed Amendment to 603 CMR 2.03

Accepted, in concurrence

Similar To

S3082

Relative to safety and violence education for students (the SAVE Students Act)

No further action taken

Similar To

S320

Establishing an online system to process background checks by the Department of Early Education and Care

Accompanied a new draft, see S2883

Similar To

S321

Relative to school services for certain 22 year-old students

Accompanied a new draft, see S2751

Similar To

S328

Relative to an expert panel on gifted children and their education

Accompanied a study order, see S2756

Similar To

S358

To preserve early education support for families

Accompanied a new draft, see S2883

Similar To

S789

To promote graduate medical education

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

Similar To

S823

Providing access to higher education for high school graduates in the Commonwealth

Accompanied a study order, see S2714

Similar To

S849

Relative to advance placement examinations

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

Similar To

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