Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 2437, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT GIVING INDIGENT BUT GIFTED AND TALENTED STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP THEIR CAPABILITIES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES | |
| ABSTRACT : The Secretary of the Department of Education, Cutlure and Sports (DECS) is hereby authorized to provide grants to each DECS Regional Office for use by public schools to develop or expand gifted and talented education programs through one or more ofthe following activities.: (1) Professional Development Programs. - The government may use funds to develop and implement programs to address local need for in-service training programs for general educators, specialists in gifted and talented education, administrators, school counselors, or other personnel at the elementary and secondary levels. (2) Technical Assistance - The government may make materials and services available through regional education service centers, universities, collegesor other entities. (3) Innovative Programs and Services - The government may provide funds for formulate challenging, high-level course work to individual students or groups of students in schools and school districts that do not have the resources t | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : UY, EDWIN C. | |
| DATE FILED : 2001-08-15 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. Espino | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Nograles (016 ) | 2. Del Mar (017 ) |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON BASIC EDUCATION AND CULTURE ON 2001-08-21 | |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON APPROPRIATIONS |
Abstract
The Secretary of the Department of Education, Cutlure and Sports (DECS) is hereby authorized to provide grants to each DECS Regional Office for use by public schools to develop or expand gifted and talented education programs through one or more ofthe following activities.: (1) Professional Development Programs. - The government may use funds to develop and implement programs to address local need for in-service training programs for general educators, specialists in gifted and talented education, administrators, school counselors, or other personnel at the elementary and secondary levels. (2) Technical Assistance - The government may make materials and services available through regional education service centers, universities, collegesor other entities. (3) Innovative Programs and Services - The government may provide funds for formulate challenging, high-level course work to individual students or groups of students in schools and school districts that do not have the resources t
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