257.42 - GIFTED AND TALENTED CHILDREN.
257.42 GIFTED AND TALENTED CHILDREN.
Boards of school districts, individually or jointly with the
boards of other school districts, shall annually submit program plans
for gifted and talented children programs and budget costs to the
department of education and to the applicable gifted and talented
children advisory council, if an advisory council has been
established, as provided in this chapter.
The parent or guardian of a pupil may request that a gifted and
talented children program be established for pupils who qualify as
gifted and talented children under section 257.44, including
demonstrated achievement or potential ability in a single subject
area.
The department shall employ a consultant for gifted and talented
children programs.
The department of education shall adopt rules under chapter 17A
relating to the administration of sections 257.42 through 257.49.
The rules shall prescribe the format of program plans submitted under
section 257.43 and shall require that programs fulfill specified
objectives. The department shall encourage and assist school
districts to provide programs for gifted and talented children.
The department may request that the staff of the auditor of state
conduct an independent program audit to verify that the gifted and
talented programs conform to a district's program plans. Section History: Recent Form
89 Acts, ch 135, § 42; 94 Acts, ch 1088, §1; 99 Acts, ch 178, §5,
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