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Ch. 109
1997 LAWS OF MARYLAND
Section 8-202, 8-203, 8-201, and 8-205 8-2A-01 through 8-2A-03, inclusive, to be
under the new subtitle "Subtitle 2A. Excellence in Education Incentive Grant
Program"
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1997 Replacement Volume)
Preamble
WHEREAS, In September 1993, the Maryland State Superintendent of Schools
established the Maryland Task Force on Gifted and Talented Education which was
charged with studying the current status of gifted and talented education across the State
and making appropriate recommendations; and
WHEREAS, The task force recommended that the State Department of Education
provide ongoing funding for gifted and talented education services to local school systems
to assist them in meeting the needs of gifted and talented students; and
WHEREAS, The task force identified the selection, training, development, and
evaluation of staff who educate gifted and talented students as a critical element in any
program to provide for the special needs of these students; and
WHEREAS, The task force emphasized the importance of identifying students in
need of gifted and talented services, ascertaining the needs of those students, and
providing an appropriate range of services to meet their needs: now, therefore.
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
Article - Education
8-201.
(A) In this subtitle THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS
INDICATED.
(B) "BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL" MEANS A PUBLIC SCHOOL THAT HAS SHOWN
SUBSTANTIAL AND SUSTAINED IMPROVEMENT IN ACHIEVING OR EXCEEDING THE
MARYLAND SCHOOL PERFORMANCE STANDARDS AND HAS BEEN SELECTED BY THE
DEPARTMENT FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON SCHOOLS
PROGRAM OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
(C) ["gifted] "GIFTED and talented [child"] STUDENT" means an elementary or
secondary student who is identified by professionally qualified individuals as having
outstanding abilities in the area of:
(1) General intellectual capabilities;
(2) Specific academic aptitudes; or
(3) The creative, visual, or performing arts.
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