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Tools · Instrument № 1 · Statute law

State Gifted-Education Regulations

Every state's gifted-education law on one map — what's defined, mandated, and funded, with the statutes themselves a click away. Color the map by question; open a state for its full regulation file.

Updated through July 31, 2026. From August 1 to September 19, 2026 we Shepardized every entry against its official source and brought each up to date as of July 31, then locked the review. Rules and amendments adopted after July 31 were not part of that review. We add later changes as we find them, and we plan a full review each year.

Not legal advice. Every provision here is quoted from the state's own code publisher or LexisNexis and checked against it. A provision headed Excerpt is part of the rule, not all of it — follow the link for the rest. Where no effective date has been established, the entry is marked (N.D.). Statutes and rules change: confirm against the primary source before relying on it.
51jurisdictions
25require gifted services
24fund them directly
920statutes & rules on file

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Mandate + funding Mandate only Funding only Neither

Reading the codes

Each state is coded for how it identifies gifted students (screening) and, where funded, how state money reaches schools and students (funding type).

Screening — how a state identifies gifted students

Universal Screening
All students are screened at set grade level(s).
Multiple-Criteria Matrix
Eligibility from multiple forms of evidence. No single metric used to include or exclude a student from programming.
Referral / Nomination
Review is initiated by a teacher, parent, or self/peer nomination.
Local Discretion
The state requires identification but leaves the method to each district.
Not Specified
No state-level identification provision is on file.

Funding type — how state money reaches schools and students

Weighted Formula
Gifted students generate funding through a per-pupil or per-ADM weight inside the state school-funding formula.
Categorical Grant
A dedicated gifted appropriation is distributed to districts as an allocation or grant, separate from the main formula.
Reimbursement
The state repays districts a share of their actual gifted programming costs.
Flat Appropriation
A lump sum with no per-pupil formula or grant structure specified.
No Dedicated Funding
The state provides no gifted-specific funding stream.

The regulation database

Search and filter all 920 provisions, state by state

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    This database was originated and designed by Robyn Gausman-Burnett, our Research Fellow from the University of Maryland, who first proposed the project in February 2025, organized community volunteers, and conducted all source verification against primary citations, with community data aggregation overseen by our Senior Fellow Sebastian Garren. All 920 provisions quote their own official text, each one verified against the state's code publisher or LexisNexis as at 2026-09-19. Mandate and funding figures are cross-checked against NAGC State of the States. Statutes and rules change: verify any citation against the primary source before relying on it. Not legal advice.

    Report a correction Found a provision we have wrong, or one we are missing? Tell us and we will fix it and log the change.

    Cite this database

    Gausman-Burnett, Robyn, and Sebastian Garren. State Gifted-Education Regulations (GT Regs Tool), through July 31, 2026. Center for Educational Progress, 2026. https://educationprogress.org/tools/gt-regs.

    Authors
    Robyn Gausman-Burnett and Sebastian Garren, Center for Educational Progress
    Current through
    July 31, 2026. Every entry was Shepardized against its official source and brought up to date as of that date; the review was locked on September 19, 2026.