3.0.0 1674 2022-02-03T05:53:10Z 2022-02-03T05:53:10Z House H HR 2011-05-02 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GALLEGLY:H.R. 1674.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to Article 1, Section 8,Clause 18 of US Constitution, to make all Laws which shall benecessary and proper for carrying into Execution theforegoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by thisConstitution in the Government of the United States, or inany Department or Officer thereof.[Page H2934]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Referred to 2011-05-20T20:57:17Z Referred to 2011-05-02T18:00:48Z TALENT Act 112 857 S 2011-04-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS 2011-05-20 hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. Committee 2011-05-02 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2011-05-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-05-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000021 Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-24] ELTON GALLEGLY R CA 24 N P000149 Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] DONALD PAYNE D NJ M. 10 2011-05-02 True P000598 Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] Jared Polis D CO 2 2011-05-11 False N000185 Rep. Nugent, Richard B. [R-FL-5] Richard Nugent R FL B. 5 2011-10-27 False J000283 Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2] JESSE JACKSON D IL L. 2 2012-03-27 False A000210 Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] ROBERT ANDREWS D NJ E. 1 2012-04-16 False L000111 Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-4] TOM LATHAM R IA 4 2012-04-17 False Education Academic performance and assessments Education of the disadvantaged Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Higher education Teaching, teachers, curricula Education 00 2011-05-02 Introduced in House 2011-05-10T20:30:05Z To Aid Gifted and High-Ability Learners by Empowering the Nation's Teachers Act or TALENT Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require state assessments of student proficiency to be vertically scaled and capable of measuring student proficiency above the grade level in which the student is enrolled.

Requires states to: (1) recognize local educational agencies (LEAs) that significantly increase the proportion of their students, overall and in specified student subgroups, that score at or above the advanced level of achievement on such assessments; (2) assist their LEAs and schools in providing additional educational assistance to advanced, gifted, and talented students; and (3) report annually the most recent two-year trend in student achievement for students scoring in the highest 10% on the state assessments in each subject area and grade level.

Requires LEAs receiving school improvement funds to identify gifted and talented students and support their learning needs.

Authorizes LEAs to use funding under: (1) the small rural school achievement program to support gifted and talented students, and (2) the rural and low-income school program to train teachers to meet the unique learning needs of gifted and talented students.

Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to states or institutions of higher education (IHEs) that partner with other public or private educational entities to: (1) ensure that school personnel receive the training required to ensure that gifted and talented students' achievements are commensurate with their abilities; or (2) conduct field-based research to develop innovative practices, assessment tools, and materials that address the needs of such students.

Authorizes the Secretary to award a competitive grant to a partnership between at least one IHE and one nonprofit organization to establish a National Research and Dissemination Center for the Education of the Gifted and Talented that researches, develops, and disseminates best practices for meeting the needs of such students.

Repeals the Jacob K. Javits gifted and talented students education program.

]]> TALENT Act Short Titles as Introduced TALENT Act Short Titles as Introduced To Aid Gifted and High-Ability Learners by Empowering the Nation's Teachers Act Display Title TALENT Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to aid gifted and talented learners, including high-ability learners not formally identified as gifted. Introduced in House 2011-05-02T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr1674ih/xml/BILLS-112hr1674ih.xml 2011-05-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.