Minnesota SF 5084: Gifted and talented students definition clarification provision

Bill Text

1.1 A bill for an act​
1.2 relating to education; clarifying the definition of gifted and talented students;​
1.3 amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.15.​
1.4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​
1.5 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.15, is amended to read:​
1.6 120B.15 GIFTED AND TALENTED STUDENTS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.​
1.7 (a) School districts may identify students, locally develop programs and services​
1.8 addressing instructional and affective needs, provide staff development, and evaluate​
1.9 programs to provide gifted and talented students with challenging and appropriate educational​
1.10 programs and services. This includes gifted and talented students who are twice-exceptional,​
1.11 including students who are gifted and have a form of learning or developmental disability​
1.12 or autism spectrum disorder under section 256B.0949, subdivision 2, paragraph (d).​
1.13 (b) School districts must adopt guidelines for assessing and identifying students for​
1.14 participation in gifted and talented programs and services consistent with section 120B.11,​
1.15 subdivision 2, clause (2). The guidelines should include the use of:​
1.16 (1) multiple and objective criteria; and​
1.17 (2) assessments and procedures that are valid and reliable, fair, and based on current​
1.18 theory and research. Assessments and procedures should be sensitive to underrepresented​
1.19 groups, including, but not limited to, students from low-income families, minority students,​
1.20 twice-exceptional students, students with disabilities or a 504 plan under section 125A.55,​
1.21 and English learners.​
1​Section 1.​
25-05090 as introduced​03/20/25 REVISOR CR/KR​
SENATE​
STATE OF MINNESOTA​
S.F. No. 5084​NINETY-FOURTH SESSION​
(SENATE AUTHORS: HOLMSTROM, Duckworth, Hoffman and Abeler)​
OFFICIAL STATUS​D-PG​DATE​
Introduction and first reading​7997​04/13/2026​
Referred to Education Policy​

2.1 (c) School districts must adopt procedures for the academic acceleration of gifted and​
2.2 talented students consistent with section 120B.11, subdivision 2, clause (2). These procedures​
2.3 must include how the district will:​
2.4 (1) assess a student's readiness and motivation for acceleration; and​
2.5 (2) match the level, complexity, and pace of the curriculum to a student to achieve the​
2.6 best type of academic acceleration for that student.​
2.7 (d) School districts must adopt procedures consistent with section 124D.02, subdivision​
2.8 1, for early admission to kindergarten or first grade of gifted and talented learners consistent​
2.9 with section 120B.11, subdivision 2, clause (2). The procedures must be sensitive to​
2.10 underrepresented groups.​
2​Section 1.​
25-05090 as introduced​03/20/25 REVISOR CR/KR​