Maryland Education Section 8-201

      In this subtitle, "gifted and talented student" means an elementary or secondary student who is identified by professionally qualified individuals as:

            (1)      Having outstanding talent and performing, or showing the potential for performing, at remarkably high levels of accomplishment when compared with other students of a similar age, experience, or environment;

            (2)      Exhibiting high performance capability in intellectual, creative, or artistic areas;

            (3)      Possessing an unusual leadership capacity; or

            (4)      Excelling in specific academic fields.