(a) A local or regional board of education shall, upon the identification of a student as gifted and talented, provide electronic notice of such identification to the parent or guardian of such student. Such notice shall include, but need not be limited to, (1) an explanation of how such student was identified as gifted and talented, and (2) the contact information for (A) the employee of the school district in charge of the provision of services to gifted and talented students, or, if there is no such employee, the employee of the school district in charge of the provision of special education and related services, (B) the employee at the Department of Education who has been designated as responsible for providing information and assistance to boards of education and parents or guardians of students related to gifted and talented students, pursuant to section 10-3e, and (C) any associations in the state that provide support to gifted and talented students.
(b) Not later than July 1, 2022, each local and regional board of education shall adopt a policy for the equitable identification of gifted and talented students. Such policy shall require the use of multiple methods of identification of gifted and talented students that are in compliance with guidance provided by the Department of Education.
(P.A. 19-184, S. 7; P.A. 21-199, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 19-184 effective July 1, 2019; P.A. 21-199 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and added Subsec. (b) re adoption of policy re equitable identification of gifted and talented students, effective July 1, 2021.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 10 - Education and Culture
Chapter 164 - Educational Opportunities
Section 10-15c. - Discrimination in public schools prohibited. School attendance by five-year-olds.
Section 10-15j. - Connecticut Remote Learning Commission.
Section 10-15l. - Comprehensive audit re provision of remote learning during COVID-19 pandemic.
Section 10-15m. - Purple Star School Program.
Section 10-16. - Length of school year.
Section 10-16o. - Development of network of school readiness programs.
Section 10-16r. - Local school readiness councils; duties. Regional school readiness councils.
Section 10-16uu. - Black and Latino studies course to be offered in grades nine to twelve.
Section 10-16vv. - Native American studies instruction.
Section 10-19o. (Formerly Sec. 17a-40a). - Youth service bureau grant program.
Section 10-21j. - Connecticut Apprenticeship and Education Committee.
Section 10-25b. - Model curriculum for grades kindergarten to eight.
Section 10-66ss. - Amendment to charter.
Section 10-71. - State grants for adult education programs.
Section 10-76g. - State aid for special education.
Section 10-76q. - Special education at technical education and career schools.
Section 10-91g. - Audits of private providers of special education services.