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 92 STAT. 2292

PUBLIC LAW 95-561—NOV. 1, 1978 ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED

SEC. 802. The Act is amended by adding after title X III, as added by section 801, the following new title: "TITLE IX—ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS Gifted and Talented Children's Education Act of 1978. 20 USC 3311.

" P A R T A — G I F T E D AND TALENTED

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PURPOSE

" SEC. 901. (a) This part may be cited as the 'Gifted and Talented Children's Education Act of 1978'. " (b) The Congress hereby finds and declares that— " (1) the Nation's greatest resource for solving critical national problems in areas of national concern is its gifted and talented children, " (2) unless the special abilities of gifted and talented children are developed during their elementary and secondary school years, their special potentials for assisting the Nation may be lost, and " (3) gifted and talented children from economically disadvantaged families and areas often are not afforded the opportunity to fulfill their special and valuable potentials, due to inadequate or inappropriate educational services. " (c) I t is the purpose of this part to provide financial assistance to State and local educational agencies, institutions of higher education, and other public and private agencies and organizations, to assist such agencies, institutions and organizations to plan, develop, operate, and improve program s designed to meet the special educational needs of gifted and talented children. li

20 USC 3312.

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DEFINITION

" SEC. 902. For the purposes of this part, the term 'gifted and talented children' means children and, whenever applicable, youth, who are identified a t the preschool, elementary, or secondary level as possessing demonstrated or potential abilities that give evidence of high performance capability in areas such as intellectual, creative, specific academic, or leadership ability, or in the performing and visual arts, and who by reason thereof, require services or activities not ordinarily provided by the school. a AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; APPORTIONMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS

20 USC 3313.

" SEC. 903. (a) For the purpose of carrying out this part there are authoiized to be appropriated $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1979, $30,000,000 for fiscal year 1980, $35,000,000 for fiscal year 1981, $40,000,000 for fiscal year 1982, and $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1983. " (b)(1) From the amounts appropriated under subsection (a) for each fiscal year, the Commissioner shall reserve 25 per centum or $5,000,000, whichever is less, for carrying out the provisions of section 905, relating to discretionary programs. " (2) The remainder of the sums appropriated under subsection (a) for each fiscal year shall be available to carry out the provisions of section 904, relating to State programs.

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