78R889 SLO-D
By: Grusendorf H.B. No. 316
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the allotment of funds for programs for gifted and
talented students.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 42.156(c), Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(c) A school district must use an objective assessment to
identify a student as gifted and talented. The commissioner may
adopt rules to guide school districts in the identification
process. [Not more than five percent of a district's students in
average daily attendance are eligible for funding under this
section.]
SECTION 2. Section 42.156(c), Education Code, as amended by
this Act, applies beginning with the 2003-2004 school year.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2003.