KRS 158.648: State Advisory Council for Gifted and Talented Education -- Purpose --

Duties.

(1) The State Advisory Council for Gifted and Talented Education is hereby created

and attached to the Kentucky Department of Education. The council's purpose is to

make recommendations regarding the provisions of services for gifted and talented

students in Kentucky's education system.

(a) The council shall be composed of nineteen (19) voting members who shall be

appointed by the Governor and three (3) nonvoting, ex officio members. The

members shall be appointed representing various constituencies as follows:

1. Four (4) members shall be teachers within local school districts

representing elementary, middle, and high school levels with at least one

(1) full-time teacher of gifted and talented students and one (1) full -time

teacher who teaches in a regular classroom;

2. Four (4) members shall be parents of students in local school districts,

including two (2) parents of students identified as gifted and talented

and at least one (1) who serves or has served on a school council;

3. Three (3) members shall be from postsecondary education institutions,

including one (1) from an independent college or university;

4. One (1) member shall be a superintendent of a local school district;

5. Two (2) members shall be principals, including one (1) from an

elementary or middle school and one (1) from a high school;

6. Two (2) members shall be coordinators of gifted and talented programs

and services in local school districts;

7. One (1) member shall be a local board of education member;

8. One (1) member shall represent the visual and performing arts; and

9. One (1) member shall be appointed from the private business sector.

(b) The three (3) nonvoting ex officio members shall be: the state consultant for

gifted and talented education in the Kentucky Department of Education, a

staff person designated by the executive secretary of the Education

Professional Standards Board, and a staff person designated by the president

of the Counc il on Postsecondary Education. Vacancies shall be filled by the

Governor as they occur in a manner consistent with the provisions for initial

appointment.

(c) Each board member shall serve a three (3) year term or until a successor is

appointed, except tha t for initial appointments to the board, three (3) of the

members shall be appointed to serve a one (1) year term, eight (8) of the

members shall be appointed to serve a two (2) year term, and eight (8) of the

members shall be appointed to serve a three (3 ) year term. A member may be

reappointed but may not serve more than two (2) consecutive terms.

(2) The council shall advise the commissioner of education, the Kentucky Board of

Education, and the Education Professional Standards Board concerning the

development of administrative regulations and education policy regarding gifted

and talented students. The commissioner of education and the executive secretary

for the Education Professional Standards Board shall submit proposed

administrative regulations and educational policies relating to gifted and talented

education and other administrative regulations that impact gifted and talented

students for review by the advisory council prior to seeking approval of the

appropriate board.

(3) As the advisory council considers issues relating to gifted and talented students, it

shall seek dialogue with other agencies and organizations, including the Parent

Teachers Association, the Governor's Scholars Program, the Governor's School for

the Arts, the Governor's School f or Entrepreneurs Program, the Kentucky

Association of School Councils, the Kentucky Association for Gifted Education, the

Kentucky School Boards Association, the Kentucky Association of School

Administrators, and the Kentucky Council for Exceptional Children.

(4) The advisory council shall annually elect a chair from its membership, establish

meeting operational procedures, and meet at least two (2) times annually.

(5) The Department of Education shall provide staff and administrative support and

shall administer the funds appropriated to support the expenses of the council.

(6) The members of the advisory council shall serve without compensation but shall be

reimbursed for necessary expenses in the same manner as state employees.