1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; requiring districts to make data available to the public; 
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 120B.15.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 120B.15, is amended to read:
1.6 	120B.15 GIFTED AND TALENTED STUDENTS PROGRAMS.
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Program structure. (a) School districts may identify students, 
1.8 	locally develop programs, provide staff development, and evaluate programs to provide 
1.9 	gifted and talented students with challenging educational programs.
1.10 	(b) School districts may adopt guidelines for assessing and identifying students for 
1.11 	participation in gifted and talented programs. The guidelines should include the use of:
1.12 	(1) multiple and objective criteria; and
1.13 	(2) assessments and procedures that are valid and reliable, fair, and based on current 
1.14 	theory and research.
1.15 	(c) School districts must adopt procedures for the academic acceleration of gifted 
1.16 	and talented students. These procedures must include how the district will:
1.17 	(1) assess a student's readiness and motivation for acceleration; and
1.18 	(2) match the level, complexity, and pace of the curriculum to a student to achieve 
1.19 	the best type of academic acceleration for that student.
1.20 		Subd. 2.Annual reports. (a) Each school district and charter school that receives 
1.21 	revenue under section 126C.10, subdivision 2b, and consistent with this section annually 
1.22 	must prepare a gifted and talented report that contains at least:
1.23 	(1) the number of gifted and talented students identified and the number of students 
1.24 	served with this gifted and talented revenue; 
2.1 	(2) the types of educational services, identification, and staff development provided 
2.2 	with the gifted and talented revenue under section 126C.10, subdivision 2b; and 
2.3 	(3) a line item budget, detailing how the district spent its gifted and talented revenue 
2.4 	under section 126C.10, subdivision 2b, and any additional expenditures for gifted and 
2.5 	talented programs under this section not funded under section 126C.10, subdivision 2b. 
2.6 	(b) Upon the request of an individual, a school district or charter school must make 
2.7 	the report in paragraph (a) available in a timely fashion.