7–127.

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(A) IN THIS SECTION, “NEXT MOST RIGOROUS SUBJECT MATTER COURSE” 2
INCLUDES AN HONOR COURSE, AN ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSE OFFERED BY
3 THE COLLEGE BOARD, AN INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE COURSE, AND A 4
GIFTED AND TALENTED COURSE. 5
(B) EACH MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL SHALL, AFTER A STUDENT HAS 6
DEMONSTRATED READINESS IN A SUBJECT MATTER, ENCOURAGE ENROLLMENT
IN 7 THE NEXT MOST RIGOROUS SUBJECT MATTER COURSE AVAILABLE IN THE
SCHOOL, 8 AND, TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, ENROLL THE STUDENT IN THE
NEXT MOST 9 RIGOROUS SUBJECT MATTER COURSE.

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(A) In this subtitle, “gifted and talented student” means an elementary or 29
secondary student who is identified by professionally qualified individuals as:
(1) Having outstanding talent and performing, or showing the potential for 1
performing, at remarkably high levels of accomplishment when compared with
other 2 students of a similar age, experience, or environment; 3
(2) Exhibiting high performance capability in intellectual, creative, or 4 artistic
areas; 5
(3) Possessing an unusual leadership capacity; or 6
(4) Excelling in specific academic fields. 7
(B) (1) BEGINNING WITH THE 2021–2022 SCHOOL YEAR, A GIFTED AND 8
TALENTED STUDENT IN MIDDLE SCHOOL, 9TH GRADE, OR 10TH GRADE MAY MEET
9 THE COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS STANDARD UNDER § 7–205.1 OF THIS 10
ARTICLE. 11
(2) EACH LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEM SHALL DEVELOP ACCELERATED 12 PATHWAYS
AND ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS FOR GIFTED AND TALENTED STUDENTS 13 TO
ACHIEVE COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS BEFORE THE END OF THE 10TH 14
GRADE.