Repeals the requirement that public schools report on the identification and accommodation of gifted and talented students.
(New Title) repealing the public school identification and accommodation of gifted and talented students reporting requirement.
HB 1370 is an unfunded state mandate. It's time way past time for the state meet its constitutional obligation to provide an adequate education. Please vote HB 1370 Inexpedient to Legislate. Thank you.
I oppose HB 1370 because it is an unfunded state mandate. How about instead the state meet its constitutional obligation to provide an adequate education? Please vote HB 1370 Inexpedient to Legislate. Thank you.
Another unfunded mandate that involved paperwork. Oppose
I'm a licensed clinical mental health counselor and AASECT Certified Sex Therapist in New Hampshire and I often work with the victim population outlined in this bill. I fully, wholeheartedly oppose this bill and the updates it would impose, including the age changes and death penalty.
Please oppose HB 1370. This bill reduces transparency and accountability for how schools support gifted and talented students. Every student deserves appropriate support, and removing reporting requirements moves us in the wrong direction. Please vote Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL) on HB 1370.
We don't need any more unnecessary, unfunded bills for the taxpayers to foot.
Every child of every ability deserves to be encouraged to achieve his/her academic best, whether thar requires a specialized program within the curriculum (i.e. and IEP) or additional work that stretches knowledge or grade level (i.e. gifted and talented programs). Schools that do not provide and/or are unable to provide programs that meet student needs should be required to report that condition, so that the problem can be remedied, not ignored by lack of reporting.
This is a huge unfunded mandate. It is requiring all schools to have a gift identification process and programs. There is no provision for those schools who do not have the financial or staff capacity to do this --when you take out the ability to report none -- it means every school has to -- "Beginning in the [2022-2023] 2026-2027 school year, every New Hampshire public school shall submit to the department of education, no later than August 1, an annual narrative report detailing the policies, programs, and procedures that are in place to identify and accommodate the unique needs of gifted and talented students." Are you going to provide an extra grant (differential aid) per pupil to accomplish this? Otherwise it is unreasonable to expect schools to do this.
HB 1370 undermines transparency by removing the requirement for public schools to report when they lack policies for gifted and talented students. These "null" reports are essential data points that provide a clear map of where educational needs are currently being ignored. Without this requirement, schools can quietly let these programs disappear without public scrutiny or accountability. Reducing paperwork should not come at the expense of public information. If we stop requiring schools to admit when they lack specialized support, we lose the ability to identify gaps in our education system and advocate for the resources these students deserve. Maintaining this simple reporting requirement ensures that parents and the public remain informed about the true state of gifted education across all New Hampshire districts.
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