[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1638 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1638
To amend title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase
teacher familiarity with the educational needs of gifted and talented
students, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 22, 2003
Mr. Grassley (for himself and Mr. Cochran) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions
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A BILL
To amend title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase
teacher familiarity with the educational needs of gifted and talented
students, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT TO TITLE II OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965.
(a) State Grants.--Section 202(d) of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1022(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(8) Gifted and talented students.--Incorporating the
learning needs of gifted and talented students into the
activity described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) in order to
ensure that new teachers possess basic knowledge and skills
necessary to meet the educational needs of gifted and talented
students.
``(9) New-teacher mentoring on the needs of gifted and
talented students.--Establishing or expanding new-teacher
mentoring and assessment programs (including induction and
evaluation programs) that are a part of the licensure process
that includes the development of a portfolio produced by the
new teacher, under the supervision and guidance of a veteran
teacher mentor, which is designed to demonstrate that the new
teacher possesses basic knowledge of the classroom indicators
of giftedness, is able to identify student learning differences
among gifted students, and is able to provide instruction to
accommodate such differences.''.
(b) Partnership Grants.--Section 203(e) of the Higher Education Act
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1023(e)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and limited English
proficient individuals'' and inserting ``, limited English
proficient individuals, and gifted and talented students''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(5) Gifted and talented students.--Increasing the
knowledge and skills of preservice teachers participating in
activities under subsection (d) in the educational and related
needs of gifted and talented students by, among other
strategies, infusing teacher coursework with units on the
characteristics of high-ability learners, using assessments to
identify preexisting knowledge and skills among students, and
developing teaching strategies that are driven by the learner's
progress.''.
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