New Gifted Law in IL:

Thank you to everyone that submitted witness slips for IL SB3164. The bill went into law in August and is a nice win for the gifted of IL. Your voice does make a difference.

What is SB3164?
This bill provides that the term "diagnostic and screening purposes" includes to determine eligibility for advanced academic programs, as defined in the Gifted and Talented Children and Children Eligible for Accelerated Placement Article of the Code. This bill reverses the damage to the gifted community from the fallout of the Too Young To Test Bill adopted in 2022, which eliminated certain state funded testing for children in grades K-2 and makes it still possible to test those children for gifted and talented programming in the aftermath of the Too Young To Test Bill.