In this subchapter, "gifted and talented student" means a child or youth who performs at or shows the potential for performing at a remarkably high level of accomplishment when compared to others of the same age, experience, or environment and who:

1. (1) exhibits high performance capability in an intellectual, creative, or artistic area;
2. (2) possesses an unusual capacity for leadership; or
3. (3) excels in a specific academic field.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.