From the ECS State Policy Database Bilingual/ESL

This database is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States (ECS). Most entries are legislative, although rules/regulations and executive orders that make substantive changes are included. Every effort is made to collect the latest available version of policies; in some instances, recent changes might not be reflected. For expediency purposes minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) and format. Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date]. State Status/Date Level Summary IL To governor 06/2013 P-12 State Seal of Biliteracy S.B. 1221 Defines "foreign language" to include modern languages, Latin, American Sign Language, Native American languages. Establishes State Seal of Biliteracy program to recognize public high school graduates who have attained a high level of proficiency in one or mor... More... TX Signed into law 06/2013 P-12 Continuing Education Requirements for Teachers, Principals, and Counselors H.B. 642 Requires that continuing education requirements for teachers provide that up to 25% of the training required every 5 years include instruction on (1) collecting and analyzing information that will improve classroom effectiveness; (2) recognizing early warning ... More... TX Signed into law 06/2013 P-12 Exemption of Limited English Proficient Student from State Assessment S.B. 377 From fiscal note: For the purposes of determining whether a student is allowed an exemption or postponement of an assessment because the student recently enrolled in a school in the U.S. and is of limited English proficiency, prohibits the consideration of a s... More... NV Signed into law 06/2013 P-12 English Language Learners S.B. 504 Requires reports submitted by local school boards and charter school sponsors include information on the progression of the achievement and proficiency of pupils who are limited English proficient. Requires districts and charter schools to report achievement ... More... NV Signed into law 06/2013 P-12 Postsec. English Mastery Council S.B. 504 Sets forth the membership and duties of the council. The council will have 16 members, including the Superintendent, two higher education faculty members, two K-12 teachers, two parents, four school administrators, one school board member, two businesspeople,... More... NV Signed into law 06/2013 P-12 ESL Curriculum & Teacher Certification S.B. 504 Eliminates requirement that State Board of Education must establish a program to teach English to pupils who are limited English proficient. Instead, the bill requires the state board of education to develop criteria so that local districts can develop their ... More... NM Vetoed 04/2013 P-12 Teacher Language Proficiency and Council H.B. 541 Partially from bill analysis: Creates the bilingual education advisory council and allows for the establishment of a statewide seal of bilingual proficiency and for all schools to provide students graduating high school with the opportunity to demonstrate prof... More... SD Signed into law 03/2013 Postsec. Enhancement of South Dakota's Economic Development and Education S.B. 235 Permits thirty percent of the building South Dakota fund to be transferred to the workforce education fund. The workforce education fund can be used to fund the limited English proficiency adjustment, provide grants for the purposes of providing secondary car... More... CA Signed into law 09/2012 P-12 Supplemental Instructional Materials for English Language Learners A.B. 1719 - Supplemental Instructional Materials for English Language Learners From bill summary: Requires the department to recommend, and the state board to approve, evaluation criteria to guide the development and review of supplemental instructional materials for English learners. Requires the department to develop a list by March 1,... More... CA Signed into law 09/2012 P-12 Reclassification of English Learners S.B. 1108 From bill summary: Requires the state department of education, by January 1, 2014, to (1) review and analyze the criteria, policies, and practices that a sampling of districts that represent the geographic, socioeconomic, and demographic diversity of school di... More... CA Signed into law 09/2012 P-12 Primary Language Assessment Instrument for Dual Language Immersion Program Students A.B. 1521 From bill summary: Authorizes the department, subject to state board approval, to make available to districts and charter schools a primary language assessment to allow assessment of pupils enrolled in a dual language immersion program who are either nonlimite... More... CA Signed into law 09/2012 P-12 Long-term English Learners A.B. 2193 Defines "Long-term English learner" as an English learner in grades 6-12 who has been enrolled in schools in the U.S. for more than 6 years, has remained at the same English language proficiency level for 2 or more consecutive years as determined by the state ... More... IL Signed into law 08/2012 P-12 Bilingual Education and Parent Involvement H.B. 3819 Provides that once established, each parent advisory committee for transitional bilingual education programs autonomously conduct its affairs, including the election of officers and the establishment of internal rules, guidelines, and procedures. Directs the s... More... AK Adopted 06/2012 pre-K-12 Limited English Proficiency Classification 4 AAC 34.055 Repeals 6-tiered classification system for identifying or reclassifying limited English proficient (LEP) students in grades K-12. Replaces with simplified system allowing an LEP student to be reclassified as English proficient by either achieving a specified c... More... CA Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 Appropriations and Reappropriations S.B. 1016 - Appropriations and Reappropriations From section 56 of bill summary: Reduces by various amounts appropriations made for supplemental school counseling, special education, partnership academies, instructional support to help pupils pass the high school exit examination, English language tutoring ... More... HI Adopted 06/2012 P-12 Review of State Funding for ESL and Hawaiian Language Programs S.R. 43 Requests that the University of Hawaii, with the assistance of the department of education and other educational organizations as appropriate, review the state's funding for existing English as a Second Language and Hawaiian language programs offered in Hawaii... More... HI Adopted 06/2012 P-12 Review of the State's Funding for Existing ESL Instruction/Activities and Hawaiian Language Programs S.C.R. 87 Requests that the University of Hawaii, with the assistance of the department of education and other educational organizations, as appropriate, review the state's funding for existing English as a Second Language instruction and activities and Hawaiian languag... More... TX Adopted 05/2012 P-12 Commissioner's Rules Concerning State Plan for Educating English Language Learners 19 TAC 89.1201, 1203, 1205, 1207, 1210, 1215, 1220, 1225, 1227, 1228, 1230, 1233, 1235, 1240, 1245, 1250, 1265, 1267, 1269 Most changes are nonsubstantive changes that align rules with statute, update terminology, or move dual language immersion program sections/references to the same subchaper as sections relating to English language learners. However, the rulemaking also include... More... IL Adopted 10/2011 P-12 Transitional Bilingual Education 23 IL ADC 228.35 Amends certification requirements for administrators of transitional bilingual education program, to bring into compliance with other changes. Pages 715-719 of 764: http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/index/register/register_volume35_issue42.pdf... More... IL Adopted 10/2011 P-12 Requirements for Adminstrators of Bilingual Education Programs 23 IL ADC 1.705, 783 From administrative register: In 2006, the state board established for the first time requirements for administrators of bilingual education programs. These rules required such administrators to have the appropriate administrative certification and hold one of... More... CA Signed into law 10/2011 P-12 English Language Development Standards A.B. 124 From bill summary: Makes a clarifying change to the provisions relating to the standards for English language development. Requires the superintendent of public instruction, in consultation with the state board, to update, revise and align the English language... More... CA Signed into law 10/2011 P-12 Testing English Language Development S.B. 753 From bill summary: Requires a school district to annually conduct the assessment of each English language learner's English language development during a period that commences on the day upon which 55% of the instructional year is completed through July 1 of t... More... IL Signed into law 08/2011 P-12 Advisory Council on Bilingual Education H.B. 3109 By no later than December 1, 2011, directs the Advisory Council on Bilingual Education to submit a report to the state superintendent of education, the governor, and the general assembly addressing, at a minimum, (1) whether and how the 20 child per attendance... More... IL Adopted 07/2011 P-12 Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives for English Language Learners 23 IL ADC 1.30 Previously, "progress" in terms of English language proficiency was determined by the percentage of students whose scores on any of the four domains (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) on a given administration of the English language proficiency asses... More... MN Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 ESL Standards H.F. 26 Requires the Department of Education to adopt English language proficiency standards for students identified as limited English proficient as statewide standards. Requires the commissioner to adopt the most recent English language proficiency standards for En... More... CT Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Closing the Achievement Gap/Early Literacy S.B. 929 Sec. 1 - Establishes a task force to address the academic achievement gaps in Connecticut by considering effective approaches to closing the achievement gaps in elementary, middle and high schools. Requires the task force to submit a master plan to the General... More... AL To governor 06/2011 P-12 Postsec. K-12 and Postsecondary Education Services and Illegal Aliens H.B. 56 Specifies that verification of lawful presence in the U.S. must not be required for K-12 education. However, requires public schools to determine the citizenship and immigration status of their students, to compile data on students who are legally and illegall... More... MI Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Eliminates Certains Programs/Changes Pupil Count Day/District Transparency H.B. 4325 - K-12 Provisions From Legislative Staff Summary: Eliminates middle college grants and funding that provides districts additional funds for educating students of limited English-speaking ability. Eliminates language protecting Intermediate School District operational funding fr... More... VA Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Standards of Quality H.B. 1792/S.B. 1270 Codifies in the Standards of Quality the flexibility to use funds provided in the appropriation act and provided to local school divisions for certain staffing standards related to instructional staff in mathematics, limited English proficiency, reading, techn... More... IL Adopted 01/2011 P-12 Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives for English Language Learners 23 IL ADC 1.88 From summary in Illinois Register: Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives (AMAOs) for English language learners. Section 1.88 of the rules sets forth the AMAOs for educational agencies that use funds from Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education A... More... CA Signed into law 10/2010 P-12 English Language Acquisition Program A.B. 1610 - English Language Acquisition Primarily from bill summary: Repeals English Language Acquisition Program for students in grades 4-8. Requires the superintendent of public instruction to increase the amount of economic impact aid received by a school district by the amount the district recei... More... CA Vetoed 09/2010 P-12 Including Primary Language Assessment in State Assessment/Accountability System S.B. 930 From bill summary: Requires that any primary language assessment developed by the department and administered to limited English proficient students, as identified pursuant to existing law, on or after July 1, 2013, be included in the state's assessment system... More... IL Adopted 08/2010 P-12 Transitional Bilingual Education 23 IL ADC 228 Addresses districts' plans for continuing services for students who leave a transitional bilingual education (TBE) program or a transitional program of instruction (TPI) without having achieved English proficiency. These new provisions help to more clearly ide... More... IL Adopted 08/2010 P-12 Preschool Bilingual Education Programs 23 IL ADC 235.20, 30, 120 Clarifies that teachers of children ages 3-5 in a transitional bilingual program or a transitional program of instruction administered by a district, either in an attendance center or a non-school-based facility, must meet the personnel qualifications and prof... More... IL Signed into law 08/2010 P-12 Purposes of Transitional Bilingual Education Programs S.B. 3681 - Section 105 ILCS 5/14C-1 Provides that one of the purposes of Article 14C of the School Code, "Transitional Bilingual Education", is to allow the state to directly or indirectly provide technical assistance and professional development to support transitional bilingual education progr... More... IL Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Use of Bilingual Education Funds S.B. 3635 In provisions concerning the account of expenditures for transitional bilingual education programs, requires that at least 60% of state bilingual funds be used for instructional costs. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/96/PDF/096-1170.pdf... More... IL Adopted 11/2009 P-12 Public Schools Evaluation, Recognition and Supervision 23 IAC 1.20, .30, .100, .240, .420, .465, .480, .510, .737 Partially from "Notice of Adopted Amendments" in Illinois Register (changes from this rulemaking but not listed below are technical in nature or echo recent changes in legislation): Section 1.20: Revised to distinguish among the appropriate levels of sign-of... More... CA Signed into law 10/2009 P-12 Teacher Certification A.B. 239 Authorizes the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to issue the authorization to provide services to limited-English-proficient pupils to an applicant who possesses a valid teaching credential and who holds certain certificates issued by the National Board for... More... CA Vetoed 10/2009 P-12 Bringing Interpreter to School Meetings A.B. 1510 Authorizes parents or guardians of English learners to bring an oral language interpreter to all conferences, meetings or proceedings held at a district building or schoolsite or sponsored by the district or school, except when prohibited by state or federal l... More... CA Vetoed 10/2009 P-12 Including Improving English Proficiency in State Accountability System A.B. 1435 Relates to the advisory committee on the creation of the Academic Performance Index and the implementation of the Immediate Intervention/Underperforming Schools Program and High Achieving/Improving Schools Program. By July 2010, directs the advisory committee ... More... NY Vetoed 08/2009 P-12 Postsec. Minority Mental Health Act A.B. 5055 Enacts the Minority Mental Health Act. Establishes the Division of Minority Mental Health within the Office of Mental Health. Provides the division is responsible for assuring that mental health programs and services are culturally and linguistically appropria... More... NY Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 City-Wide Council on English Language Learners A.B. 8903 - City-Wide Council on English Language Learners Creates a [New York City] City-Wide Council on English Language Learners. Provides the council has the power to: (1) Advise and comment on any educational or instructional policy involving bilinguor or English as a second language (ESL) programs. (2) Issue an... More... ND Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Caseload Criteria for ELL Teachers S.B. 2212 From the fiscal note: Section 1 requires the establishment of caseload criteria for English Language Learner teachers. Section 2 provides for one grant [$40,000] to a Regional Education Association (REA) for professional development opportunities and the purch... More... NY Adopted 06/2009 P-12 Supplementary Bilingual Education Extension Title 8 NYCRR 80-2.9, 80-4.3, 80-5.18 Creates a three-year, non-renewable supplementary bilingual education extension to authorize a pupil personnel service professional currently certified in a pupil personnel service title (i.e., school counselor, social worker, and school psychologist) to work ... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College Increasing Workforce in High-Demand and "Green" Occupations H.B. 1935 and H.B. 3, Section 64 Establishes the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grant program and fund to award grants to public junior colleges and public technical institutes, and to eligible nonprofit organizations to: (1) Develop or support nonprofit organizations' programs that pre... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Distance Learning Studies H.B. 3646 - Sections 92 and 98 Section 92: Directs the state education agency to evaluate whether providers of different types of electronic courses offered through the state virtual school network should receive varying amounts of state funding based on the type of course provided. Require... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Reporting Requirements H.B. 3 - Section 59 - Part VIII (Parent and Educator Reports, Campus and District Report Cards) Creates new Subchapter J, "Parent and Educator Reports." Provides that in addition to the indicators adopted under Section 39.053, the commissioner must adopt indicators of the quality of learning for the purpose of preparing parent and educator reports, and r... More... TN Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 We Want to Learn English S.B. 1745 Requires the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (LWFD), in conjunction with the Department of Education (DOE), to establish and administer a grant program known as the "We Want to Learn English Initiative" for the purpose of providing resources for ... More... OK Passed 05/2009 P-12 English as Official Language Ballot Initiative H.J.R. 1042 Directs the Secretary of State to refer to the people for their approval or rejection a proposed amendment to the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma by creating a new Article XXX; declares the English language to be the official language of this state; requ... More... VA Signed into law 02/2009 P-12 State- Approved Limited English Proficiency Assessment H.B. 2589 Provides that local school divisions shall not be required to administer the ACCESS test as the state- approved limited English proficiency assessment mandated for students pursuant to the federal No Child Left Behind Act for the 2009-2010 school year; provide... More... KY Adopted 02/2009 P-12 Special Populations in the State-Required Assessment 703 KAR 5:070 Establishes procedures for the inclusion of special student populations in the State-required assessment and accountability programs. http://www.lrc.ky.gov/kar/703/005/070reg.htm... More... LA Adopted 12/2008 P-12 Guidelines for English Proficiency LAC 28:LXXXIII.4001 Establishes reasonable guidelines for Limited English Proficient (LEP) students to achieve English proficiency. Allows districts to focus limited resources on those students in greatest in greatest need of services. http://doa.louisiana.gov/osr/lac/28v83/28v8... More... UT Adopted 11/2008 P-12 English Language Learner Family Literacy Centers R277-715 Provides a formula to allocate funds appropriated by the 2008 Legislature for school districts and charter schools to provide English Language Learner Family Literacy Centers. http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/code/r277/r277-715.htm... More... IL Signed into law 08/2008 P-12 Assorted Amendments to the School Code S.B. 2482 Repeals the Professional Development Block Grant. Amends requirements related to annual census for special education, such that census must include students age 3 to 21 (rather than birth to 21) receiving special education services. Eliminates requirement that... More... OR Approved by voters 08/2008 P-12 English Immersion Instruction Ballot Measure 58 Provides that English immersion be required in public schools; provides that public school students, who are not proficient in English and students for whom English is a second language, shall be immersed in English, not sidelined for an extended period of tim... More... OK Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Support for Summer Reading, Survey on District Online Testing Capacity S.B. 1769 Relates to schools; provides a school district which has a certain amount of students participating in a summer reading program may be allocated a base amount of moneys for the program which shall be in addition to the per-student reimbursement amount provided... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2008 P-12 English immersion program S.B. 1096 Appropriates money for deposit in the State Structured English Immersion Fund to fund English language learner instruction, in the same manner as state aid, pursuant to the research based models of structured English immersion programs adopted by the English l... More... WA Signed into law 04/2008 P-12 High School Graduation Requirements and Learning Assistance for English Language Learners S.B. 6673 Existing student learning plans (required for 8-12th grade students) must also include information on the student's results on the Washington assessment of student learning (WASL), if the student's score on the Washington language proficiency test II (for stud... More... UT Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 English Language Learner Family Literacy Centers S.B. 2 - Section 24 Establishes the English Language Learner Family Literacy Centers to: (1) Increase parent involvement (2) Communicate with parents who are not proficient in English concerning required and optional activities at the school, in the parents' preferred language to... More... WA Issued 02/2008 P-12 New Americans Policy Council Executive Order No. 08-01 Orders the Washingtons New Americans Policy Council established; makes recommendations to the Governor on strategies to help legal permanent residents become naturalized; the acquisition of English language skills integral to the process of becoming citizens; ... More... TX Adopted 12/2007 P-12 Outline of Instruction for English Language Learners 19 TAC 2.74.A.74.4 Outlines the instruction school districts must provide to English language learners in order for them to have the full opportunity to learn English and to succeed academically. TEXAS 12499... More... CA Vetoed 10/2007 P-12 Bilingual endorsements A.B. 280 Establishes the State Seal of Biliteracy to recognize high school graduates who have mastered languages in addition to English. Requires the seal be awarded by the Superintendent of Public Instruction. Requires the State Department of Education to prepare and ... More... CA Vetoed 10/2007 P-12 Postsec. Adult Literacy A.B. 1030 Authorizes the Library Literacy and English Acquisition Services Program to be used for services targeted to young adults 16 years of age and over who are not enrolled in school to improve their literacy skills by providing adult basic literacy tutoring and re... More... IL Signed into law 10/2007 Community College We Want to Learn English Initiative S.B. 1446 Authorizes the community college board to establish and administer a We Want to Learn English Initiative to provide resources for immigrants and refugees to learn English. Provides that the board may include in its budget proposal $ 15,000,000 in funding for t... More... GA Adopted 09/2007 P-12 Student Assessment Programs GAC 160-3-1-.07 Adds language regarding the Assessing Comprehension and Communication in English State to State for English Language Learners (ACCESS for ELLs), an English language proficiency test administered annually to all English language learners (ELLs) to determine stu... More... TX Adopted 09/2007 P-12 Adaptations for Special Populations 19 TAC Chapter 89 Revise the process of applying for a bilingual exception and/or an English as a second language (ESL) waiver. Other adopted amendments add language regarding the transfer of students out of a special language program in accordance with House Bill 1, 79th Texas... More... TX Adopted 07/2007 P-12 Dual Immersion Programs 89.1613 Defines and establishes procedures, quality assurance for dual immersion programs. http://www.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tacupdates/july2007/ch089ff.pdf... More... NY Adopted 06/2007 P-12 Students with Limited English Proficiency Title 8 NYCRR Part 154 Enacts emergency regulations to prescribe requirements for the development by school districts of comprehensive plans for students with limited English proficiency. Page 6-10 of 55: http://www.dos.state.ny.us/info/register/2007/jul18/pdfs/rules.pdf September... More... FL Vetoed 06/2007 P-12 Requirements for English Language Learner Teachers S.B. 2512 Relates to public school educator certification; relates to English for Speakers of Other Languages Educators; specifies inservice requirements for educators who provide English for Speakers of Other Languages instruction. Changes requirements for number of in... More... NV Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 District Budget Reporting, Grant Fund for Licensed Education Personnel A.B. 1A Revises provisions governing the inclusion of certain information in the biennial budget request for the state distributive school account for submission to the department of administration based upon the annual budgets submitted by the school districts. Creat... More... TX Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 Dual Language Pilot Project H.B. 2814 Creates a dual language education pilot project including not more than 30 campuses in 10 districts statewide. School districts participating in the pilot project would be required to participate for at least three years, with the first year being a planning y... More... NV Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 English Immersion Pilot S.B. 398 Establishes a pilot program to study English immersion and English language learner programs for pupils who are limited English proficient. The Department of Education will select the public schools to participate in the pilot program. http://www.leg.state.nv.... More... MN Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Transportation for ELL Program H.F. 2245 [High Needs ESL] Authorizes district to provide transportation to allow a student who attends a high-need English language learner program and who resides within the transportation attendance area of the program to continue in the program until the student completes the highe... More... MN Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Bilingual/Multilingual Certificates H.F. 2245 [Multilingual/Bilingual] Directs the Department of Education to develop and recommend to the legislature by February 15, 2008, the standards and process for awarding bilingual and multilingual certificates to those kindergarten through grade students who demonstrate and maintain a req... More... NY Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Services for Limited English Proficient Students S.B. 2107 - Part B, Section 10 Eliminates provision that districts receiving state funds for the education of limited English proficient students must develop a comprehensive plan for meeting the educational needs of such students. Replaces with provision that all districts receiving total ... More... ID Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Additional Funds to Assist English Language Learners S.B. 1237 (Section 9) Directs the state department of education to distribute $750,000 on a one-time basis to schools in which the population of English language learners failed to meet adequate yearly progress (AYP) in math or reading, to improve the English language skills of Eng... More... ND Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Defines English Language Learner S.B. 2200 (English language learner provisions) Adds two new sections: Section 45 and 46. Defines English language learner means a student who: 1. Is at least five years of age but has not reached the age of twenty-two; 2. Is enrolled in a school district in the state; 3. Has a primary language other than E... More... ID Adopted 03/2007 P-12 Standards of Performance for Limited English Proficient Students IDAPA 08.02.03 Incorporates the following by reference: The Idaho Content Standards The Idaho English Language Development Standards The Limited English Proficiency Program Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives (AMAOs) and Accountability Procedures The Idaho English Lan... More... ID Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Official State Language S.B. 1172 Amends existing law to declare English to be the official state language. Provides that English is the sole language of government, subject to exceptions. Provides that specified actions must be in English, subject to exceptions. Requires all state funds appr... More... LA Adopted 02/2007 P-12 School, District, and State Accountability System LAC 28:LXXXIII.307, 409, 515, 703-707, 3905, 4001, and 4527 Makes changes to the state accountability system to take advantage of new and existing flexibility outlined in guidance for No Child Left Behind and to address situations, including changes necessitated in response to the hurricanes of 2005, which were not con... More... LA Adopted 02/2007 P-12 Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices LAC 28:CXI.Chapters 1, 3, 5, 18, 23, 27, 33, and 35 Makes various changes to state assessment system. Creates end-of-course tests, to be phased in over a period of six years starting in fall 2007, in the following: 1. Algebra I; 2. Geometry; 3. English I; 4. English II; 5. Biology; 6. American History; 7. Civi... More... ME Issued 01/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College Sub-Cabinet for Multicultural Affairs and the Multicultural Affairs Advisory Council EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 25 FY 06/07 Creates the Multicultural Affairs Sub-Cabinet to promote interdepartmental collaboration on multicultural policy development and program implementation. Provides that the commissioner of the state department of education, the president of the Maine Community C... More... IL Adopted 10/2006 P-12 Achievement Objectives for Districts Serving Limited English Proficient Students 23 IAC 1.88 Establishes "Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives" (AMAOs) related to proficiency, progress, and adequate yearly progress (AYP) for educational agencies using funds provided under Title III of the No Child Left Behind Act to serve limited English proficien... More... CA Signed into law 09/2006 P-12 Best Practice for ELL Students A.B. 2117 Establishes a grant pilot project to identify existing best practices regarding curriculum, instruction, staff development, for teaching English learners and promoting English language acquisition and development. Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruct... More... CA Signed into law 09/2006 P-12 Tutoring for ELL Students S.B. 368 Requires each school district, as a condition of receiving funding under this act, to develop a plan, to be approved by the governing board, certifying that the agency will accomplish certain objectives relating to providing personal English language tutoring ... More... HI Signed into law 07/2006 P-12 Assistance to Limited English Proficient Persons H.B. 2778 Requires each state agency and all covered entities to take reasonable steps to ensure limited English proficient persons have meaningful access to services, programs, and activities. Requires steps to include competent, timely oral language services and writ... More... ND Adopted 07/2006 P-12 English Language Learner Programs NDAC 67-28-01-01 thru -08 Establishes rules pertaining to English language learner programs. Requires districts to: (1) provide written assurance to the department that it has a policy for providing alternative language services in compliance with state law; (2) designate a program rep... More... GA Adopted 06/2006 P-12 Program for English Language Learners (ELLs) GAC 160-4-2-.03; -5-.02 Amends requirements for language assistance for English language learners (ELLs). http://rules.sos.state.ga.us/docs/160/4/5/02.pdf... More... OK Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 End-of-Instruction Exams S.B. 1792 - Section 6 Clarifies that 2 of the 6 end-of-course exams all students must pass effective with the Class of 2012 are Algebra I and English II. Provides that students must pass 2 additional end-of-course exams chosen from Algebra II, Biology I, English III, geometry and ... More... KS Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Bilingual Weighting Funds S.B. 549 - Section 13, 16, 27 Authorizes districts to spend funds received from the bilingual weighting to pay the cost of providing at-risk and preschool-aged at-risk education programs and services. Authorizes districts to spend funds received from the preschool-aged at-risk weighting to... More... ID Adopted 05/2006 P-12 Testing LEP Students IDAPA 08.02.03 Proposes rules regarding limited English proficient (LEP) students. Sets forth rules for LEP students to take an alternate Standard Achievement Test. ... More... MN Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 LEP Program Requirements S.B. 2994 Amends requirements of limited English proficient (LEP) programs. Requires any district that enrolls one or more LEP student to implement an educational program that includes at a minimum the following: (1) identification and reclassification criteria for LEP... More... UT Adopted 05/2006 P-12 English Language Learner Programs R277-716 Provides definitions, state board responsibilities, local board responsibilities, and teacher qualifications. http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/code/r277/r277-716.htm... More... ID Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Funds for Schools Whose ELLs Did Not Make AYP H.B. 847 Section 8 Provides that 750,000 of the $6,040,000 appropriated for programs for limited English proficient students be distributed to schools in which English language learners failed to meet Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) in math or reading. Requires the department to ... More... VA Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 Limited English Proficiency S.B. 683 Requires the Board and Department of Education to collect certain statewide data on Virginia's public school students with limited English proficiency and school division programs for such LEP students, analyze the data, and recommend steps to resolve the issu... More... AZ Vetoed 01/2006 P-12 English Immersion Program and Fund S.B. 1198 and H.B. 2660 Appropriates $2.6 million in FY 2005-2006 and $31.4 million in FY 2006-2007 for English Language Learner (ELL) programs; creates the eight-member Arizona English Language Learners Task Force to develop and adopt research based models of Structured English Imm... More... CA (S) IN SENATE. TO UNFINISHED BUSINESS. (VETO) 10/2005 P-12 Instructional Materials for English Language Learners S.B. 72 This bill would provide specified funding to school districts to provide supplementary instructional materials specifically for English language learners in kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, for the purpose of accelerating those pupils as rapidly as possible to... More... CA Vetoed 10/2005 P-12 Assessment Accommodations for English Language Learners S.B. 385 This bill would require a pupil to take achievement tests in his or her primary language, if the pupil is identified as limited English proficient, and is either literate in his or her primary language or receives instruction in his or her primary language. Th... More... IL Signed into law 08/2005 P-12 Testing English Language Learners H.B. 678 Provides that for elementary school students who are in a state-approved transitional bilingual education program or transitional program of instruction, the time allotted to take state tests may be extended as determined by the State Board of Education by rul... More... DE Rule Adoption 08/2005 P-12 Educational Programs for Students with Limited English 14 DAC 920 Amends regulations relating to educational programs for students with limited English proficiency to align with the federal statute No Child Left Behind. http://www.state.de.us/research/AdminCode/title14/900/920.shtml#TopOfPage... More... CT Signed into law 07/2005 P-12 Bilingual Education Teachers H.B. 6678 For the period from July 1, 2005, to July 1, 2008, the State Board of Education is to require an applicant for certification as a bilingual education teacher to demonstrate competency in English and the other language of instruction as a condition of certifica... More... ID Temporary Rule Adoption - Concurrently Proposed 06/2005 P-12 Alternate Standard Achievement Test for LEP Students IDAPA 08.02.03 Proposes rules regarding the Limited English Proficient (LEP) students. Sets forth rules for LEP students to take an alternate Standard Achievement Test. ... More... MS Rule Adoption 05/2005 P-12 Statewide Assessment System IIB-3 Provides that the information contained within the Guidelines for Testing Students with Disabilities and the Guidelines for Educational Services and Assessement for English Language Learners and any subsequent updates shall apply to all public school personnel... More... OK Emergency Rule Adoption 04/2005 P-12 English as a Second Language Requirements OAC 210:20-9-172 Establishes rules concerning full (subject matter) competencies for licensure and certification of teachers. Adds English as a Second Language requirements. From analysis: Teachers will have the opportunity to become licensed/certified in English as a Second L... More... ND Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 English language learners - Program of instruction H.B. 1374 English language learners - Program of instruction. Each school district shall provide a program of instruction for students who are English language learners. The program may be provided by a school district or in conjunction with one or more districts. Progr... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Special Education S.B. 1072 Specifies that "child with a disability" does not mean a child who has difficulty in writing, speaking or understanding the English language due to an environmental background in which a language other than English is primarily or exclusively used. Deletes lan... More... MT Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Free Quality Schools S.B. 152 Defines basic system of free quality public elementary and secondary schools and identifies the educationally relevant factors upon which the state's share of the basic system must be funded; includes at-risk students, students who were not born in the United ... More... VA Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Data Collection and Analysis S.B. 779, H.B. 1762 Revises the Standards of Quality to require local school boards to (i) provide for data collection and analysis and to use such results in instructional program evaluation; (ii) implement any actions identified through the academic review of schools accredited... More... MI Signed into law 09/2004 Community College Postsec. 2005 Community Colleges Budget S.B. 1062 Provides community and junior colleges appropriations for fiscal year 2005; provides for community college-level learning disabled students and students who require English as a second language assistance (at-risk students). Requires grant funding to be used t... More... CA Vetoed 09/2004 P-12 School Accountability Report Card: Requirements A.B. 2596 Deletes the requirement, under the Classroom Instructional Improvement and Accountability Act, that the School Accountability Report Card include information on the degree to which pupils are prepared to enter the workforce and whether the school qualifies for... More... CA Vetoed 09/2004 P-12 Pupil Achievement Grant Program A.B. 2152 Establishes the Pupil Achievement Grant Program to consolidate funding and provide flexibility at the schoolsite in the use of funds from specified categorical education programs in schools identified as underperforming in at least one of the three preceding f... More... CA Vetoed 09/2004 P-12 Postsec. Teachers A.B. 242 Requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing and, where appropriate, the State Department of Education, to incorporate into licensure requirements for teacher candidates, professional development requirements for renewal of licenses, and accreditation requ... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Teacher Misassignment and ESL Teacher Qualifications A.B. 3001 (multiple provisions) Existing law requires the county superintendent of schools to annually monitor and review school district certificated employee assignment practices according to certain priorities with first priority going to schools and school districts that are likely to ha... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Requirements for High Priority Schools Grant Candidates A.B. 3001 (multiple provisions) Requires that, commencing with the 2004–05 fiscal year, for a district with a school initially applying to participate in the High Priority Schools Grant Program on or after July 2004, the report include whether at least 80% of the teachers assigned to the sch... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Applicants to High Priority Schools Grant Program S.B. 550 (multiple provisions) Requires schools initially applying to participate in the High Priority Schools Grant Program on or after the 2004–05 fiscal year to include highly qualified teachers and appropriately credentialed teachers for English learners in the component on quality of s... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Public Hearing on Textbooks S.B. 550 (multiple provisions) SEC. 18: Requires the governing board of every district to hold a public hearing and make a determination as to whether each pupil in each school in the district has sufficient textbooks or instructional materials in each subject that are consistent with the c... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 School Accountability Report Cards S.B. 550 (multiple provisions) SEC. 10: Requires the school accountability report card to include information regarding the availability of sufficient textbooks and other instructional materials for each pupil, any needed maintenance of school facilities to ensure good repair, the misassign... More... CA Vetoed 09/2004 P-12 Postsec. Community College Pupil Assessment A.B. 2413 Places a prohibition from carrying on a program of specific preparation of the pupils for the statewide pupil assessment program or a particular test used in the statewide pupil assessment program on a charter school. Authorizes the use of instructional materi... More... CA Signed into law 08/2004 P-12 Pupil Assessment and Student Records S.B. 1448 Extends the repeal date of the Leroy Greene California Assessment of Academic Achievement Act to January 1, 2011. Excludes testing students in grade 2 effective July 1, 2007. Permits the release of a pupils record of accomplishment and the results of achieveme... More... CA Signed into law 07/2004 P-12 Teachers: Limited-English-Proficient Pupils A.B. 2913 Relates to existing law which requires teachers instructing limited-English-proficient pupils to complete 45 hours of staff development in methods of specially designed content instruction delivered in English. Extends the January 1, 2005, deadline for the com... More... HI Became law without GOVERNOR'S signature. 07/2004 P-12 Community College Freely Associated States Students Education S.B. 214 Authorizes Leeward Community College to develop a program to provide services for Freely Associated States students as well as the Microesian, Marshallese and Palauan community at large, to ensure their success in school through cultural education and integrat... More... ID Temporary Rule Adoption - Concurrently Proposed 06/2004 P-12 English Language Proficiency IDAPA 08.02.03 (§§ 670-755 [not inclusive]) Proposes rules regarding the implementation of English Language Proficiency (ELP) Standards and Language Instruction for Limited English Proficient and Immigrant Students. http://www2.state.id.us/adm/adminrules/rules/idapa08/0203.pdf... More... FL Signed into law 06/2004 P-12 Education Personnel S.B. 2986 Relates to education personnel; provides for expunging of criminal history records of applicants for employment at certain education related offices; requires background screening for charter school employees and board members; amends requirements for admissio... More... CT Signed into law 06/2004 P-12 English as a Second Language Instruction H.B. 5438 Concerning English as a second language instruction and in-service training for teachers and teacher preparation courses; requires persons seeking professional educator certification to complete coursework in English as a second language instruction. http://ww... More... ID Temporary Rule Adoption 05/2004 P-12 Language Proficiency for LEP Students IDAPA 08.02.03 §§ 111-112 Amends rules to allow new Limited English Proficient (LEP) students to take a language proficiency test in lieu of the state reading test. http://www2.state.id.us/adm/adminrules/bulletin/04jun.pdf (page 30)... More... LA Adopted 04/2004 P-12 School, District and State Accountability LAC 28:LXXXIII.303, 311, 1701, 2701, 2702, 2703, 2713, 2715, 2717, 2719, 2721, 3905, 4001, 4003, 4005 Adopts rules relating to the implementation of fundamental changes in the classroom by helping schools and communities focus on student achievement. Clarifies method for calculating a School Performance Score for elementary, middle and high schools. Establishe... More... LA Adopted 04/2004 P-12 English Language Development Standards LAC 28:Part LXXXV.Chapters 1-7 Adopts rules that contain English language development standards for limited English proficient students in each of the four domains of language, listening, speaking, reading and writing. Establishes five levels of proficiency within each domain. Guides curric... More... ID Signed into law 03/2004 P-12 English Language Learners H.B. 787 Requires the development of goals for English language learners, formulation of district plans, reports to the State Board of Education and recommendations to the Legislature. http://www3.state.id.us/oasis/H0787.html#billtext... More... WV Rule Adoption 03/2004 P-12 Limited English Proficient Students Title 126, Series 15 Amends rules concerning programs for limited English proficient students. WEST VIRGINIA REG 4387 (SN)... More... NM Signed into law 03/2004 P-12 Bilingual Multicultural Education Act S.B. 471 Provides for accountability in bilingual multicultural education programs; specifies the permissible uses of bilingual multicultural education program funds; amends, repeals and enacts sections of the NMSA 1978; provides for a district's professional developme... More... NM Signed into law 03/2004 P-12 Public Schools S.B. 138 Relates to public schools; changes the writing test for certain grades; amends provisions regarding the English Language Reading Test; makes provisions for students determined to be limited English proficient. http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/04%20Regular/fin... More... CA Signed into law 10/2003 P-12 Postsec. Instructional Strategies: English Learners S.B. 611 Amends existing law pertaining to instructional strategies to include the provision of such strategies for working with English learners as a purpose of the subject matter projects. Includes English language development assessments and standards for English la... More... CA Signed into law 10/2003 P-12 English Learners; Reading First A.B. 1485 §§ 1 - 3 Prohibits the department of education and the state board of education from developing or implementing requirements or criteria making a local educational agency ineligible for funding for providing primary language instruction and comprehensive English langua... More... MI Signed into law 08/2003 P-12 Family Resource Center Curriculum Blue Ribbon Study Committee H.B. 4401 (multiple provisions) Sec. 107a. (1) The family resource center curriculum blue ribbon study committee is established to explore and make recommendations on implementing a new integrated system of delivering adult education and related family services beginning with the 2004-2005 s... More... IL Signed into law 07/2003 P-12 Children With Disabilities S.B. 566 Amends the School Code. Makes provisions regarding the State Board of Education's rules to determine the eligibility of children to receive special education. Requires non-discriminatory tests to limited English proficiency students. Defines rules for determin... More... NY Adopted 07/2003 P-12 Assessing English Language Learners NYCRR 8 Part 154 1) Establishes criteria for the identification and assessment of students with limited English proficiency through use of, respectively, the Language Assessment Battery-Revised (LAB-R) test and the New York State English as a Second Language Test (NYSESLAT); (... More... TX Rule Adoption 06/2003 P-12 Program Access for English Learners 37 TAC 91.25 Establishes rules concerning youth with limited English proficiency. Provides for reasonable access to all programs and services for the Youth Commission youth's who are determined to have limited English proficiency. TEXAS REG 85657 (SN)... More... TX to governor 06/2003 P-12 High Quality Teachers S.B. 1108 (Section 21.005) Amends Sec. 21.005. HIGH-QUALITY TEACHERS. Allows the commissioner to establish by rule a statewide standard to be used to certify each school district that is preparing, training, and recruiting high-quality teachers in a manner consistent with the No Child... More... TX to governor 06/2003 P-12 Training for Teachers of ELL Students S.B. 1108 (Section 39.024) Requires the state agency to develop and make available teacher training materials and other teacher training resources to assist teachers in enabling students of limited English proficiency to meet state performance expectations. The teacher training resourc... More... ME Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Spoken Language Interpreters S.P. 305 (LD 909) Establishes the Committee to Investigate the Feasibility of and Need for Regulation of Spoken Language Interpreters. Establishes committee membership, which must include a member representing the Portland schools multilingual program. Requires the committee to... More... MA Rule Adoption 05/2003 P-12 Education of English Learners Regulations 603 CMR 14.00 Amends rules relating to the provision of education to students who are limited English proficient. Requires school districts to provide English language education to limited English proficient students. Relates to the district's annual obligation to identify ... More... TX Rule Adoption 05/2003 P-12 Basic Education 37 TAC 91.43 Amends rules concerning basic education. Establishes that the individual case plan developed for each youth address special education or English as a second language as needed. TEXAS REG 85577 (SN)... More... NY Proposed Rule 05/2003 P-12 Students with Limited English Proficiency 8 NYCRR 154 Establishes criteria for the identification and assessment of students with limited English proficiency through use of the Language Assessment Battery-Revised test and the New York State English as a Second Language Test. Establishes curriculum and reporting r... More... NV Temporary Rule Adoption 05/2003 P-12 English as a Second Language NAC 391.237, 391.242 Sets forth provisions governing provisional 1-year endorsements to teach English as a second language and to teach program of bilingual education. NEVADA REG 3150 (SN)... More... NM Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Assessment and Accountability Act H.B. 212 (Omnibus Bill) Adds Section 22-2A-3 and Section 22-2A-4. Requires the state board to adopt content and performance standards in mathematics, reading and language arts, science and social studies. Section 22-2A-4 requries the state board to establish a statewide assessment ... More... ND Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Payment for English Language Learners H.B. 1383 Amends the funding formula for educating English language learners. Ratchets up the amount of funding as English skills improve, ranging from a multiple of 10 for the lowest proficiencies to a multiple of 4 for students with higher proficiency in English. Re... More... VA Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Students with Limited English Proficiency H.B. 2442 Amends the Standards of Quality to require school boards to identify students with limited English proficiency and enroll these students in appropriate instructional programs and to require state funding, pursuant to the appropriation act, for 10 full-time equ... More... NM Rule Adoption 02/2003 P-12 Guidelines for Implementing Bilingual Education Program 6.32.2, 6.63.6, 6.64.12 Implements rules regarding primary and secondary education, education standards, Bilingual Multicultural and Language Revitalization programs, licensure requirements for ancillary and support personnel, and licensure for school counselors K-12. Old rules were:... More... CO Rejected by voters 11/2002 P-12 English Language Education Amendment 31 The proposed amendment to the Colorado Constitution: requires that all public school students be taught in English unless they are exempted under the proposal; requires students who do not speak English (English learners) to be taught English through English l... More... MA Approved by voters 11/2002 P-12 ESL Instruction via Sheltered English Immersion Question 2 Proposes by initiative petition; requires public schools to educate English learners through a sheltered English immersion program; provides that parents or guardians of certain children could apply each year to have the requirements waived; provides that a pa... More... NE Rejected by voters 11/2002 P-12 Clarify English language requirements in schools Proposed Amendment 1 (LR 1CA 2001-2002) Amends section 27 of the Article I of the Nebraska Constitution to eliminate language requirements for private, denominational and parochial schools.... More... CA Vetoed 09/2002 P-12 Possible changes to rules governing ESL students. S.B. 1665 Makes legislative findings and declarations regarding limited-English-proficient pupils and would state the intent of the Legislature to integrate and restate the most basic protections in the State and federal law for these pupils and their parents and to ens... More... CA Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 English Learner and Immigrant Pupil Federal Conformity Act S.B. 2083 Enacts the English Learner and Immigrant Pupil Federal Conformity Act. Ensures that instructional services are provided to pupils with limited English proficiency in conformity with federal requirements that are designed to ensure that all pupils have reasonab... More... CT Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 State Expenditures (various sections) H.B. 6004 (Special Session Act No. 02-7) Amends the provisions concerning the exemptions of limited English proficient special education students from participation in the state mastery testing program (Sec. 5) ... More... MA Signed into law 08/2002 P-12 District Programs for and Assessment of Limited English Proficient Students H.B. 5010 Creates within department the office of language acquisition to aid the commissioner in overseeing creation of district English language learners programs, and to gather and disseminate to districts best practices in terms of programs and techniques for bringi... More... FL Signed into law 08/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: Public School Student Progression, Remedial Services, Reporting Requirements S.B. 20E Shifts responsibility for establishing rules regarding student report cards from state superintendent to state board. Modifies rules relating to remediation, retention and promotion. Specifically, as stated by legislative summary, "The bill requires retention ... More... FL Signed into law 08/2002 P-12 Teacher Preparation - English Language Learners S.B. 20E (Code Re-Write) State-approved teacher preparation programs must incorporate appropriate English for Speakers of Other Languages instruction so that program graduates will have completed the requirements for teaching limited English proficient students in Florida public schoo... More... MD Signed into law 07/2002 P-12 Tobacco Tax for Education S.B. 856 Establishes tobacco tax as well as special fund to dedicate tobacco tax revenues for education funding. Monies are to 1) provide unrestricted grants to districts; 2) assist local lead agencies and Baltimore City under the Maryland Infants and Toddlers Program;... More... CO Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Testing and Reporting of K-12 ESL Students S.B. 109 Requires department to develop single test for districts to identify students eligible to participate in K-12 English language proficiency programs; establish statewide proficiency levels and accomodations on test; and disaggregate testing data to track the ac... More... HI Vetoed 06/2002 P-12 Hawaii Commission on Language Access S.B. 2568 Establishes a commission on language access. Requires the commission to develop and implement systems by which limited English speaking persons can access services, activities, and programs within each department. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/b... More... IL Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 NAEP Testing, School Report Cards, Parental Notification of Child Placement in Bilingual Program, Supplemental Aid to Low-Income Districts S.B. 1983 Requires schools that are part of the sample drawn by the National Center for Education Statistics to administer the biennial State academic assessments of 4th and 8th grade reading and mathematics under the National Assessment of Educational Progress. Provide... More... CO Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Family Literacy Education Grant Program H.B. 1303 Establishes a Family Literacy Education Grant Program within the Department of Education; permits local education providers to apply for grants in order to provide family literacy education, adult literacy education or English language literacy education. http... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Tax to Support Prince George's County Programs H.B. 949 Establishes sales and use tax on telecommunications service in Prince George's County. Net proceeds from the revenue must be used only as supplemental funds for the operation of the Prince George's County School System. The board must consider using such fund... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: Charter Schools, ESL Services, Charter Technical Career Centers S.B. 20E Creates new section on charter school capital outlay. According to legislative summary, bill "requires the full-credit for teaching service to apply to experience in charter schools, either in-state or out-of-state" and revises charter school purposes "to incl... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Equal Access to Government Services to LEP Individuals S.B. 265 States the intent of the general assembly that state agencies provide equal access to public services for individuals with limited English proficiency; requires documents to be translated into any language spoken by 3% of any limited English proficient populat... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Finance Overhaul S.B. 856 Requires that county board financial audit results be reported to state superintendent, county fiscal authority, and specified house and senate committees. Requries Management Oversight Panel to monitor implementation of audits' recommendations and coordinatio... More... MS Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Nontraditional Teacher Education, Certification, Inservice and Mentoring; Transitional Bilingual Teacher Certification; Qualifications of Nontraditional Administrator Certification Candidates S.B. 2370 Establishes requirements for nontraditional teacher preparation and licensure through the Teach Mississippi Institute (TMI), as well as mentoring and induction program for nontraditionally certified teachers. Establishes license certification for transitional... More... MD Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Need- and Performance-Based Adult Education Grants S.B. 737 Requires the department of education to distribute need- and performance-based grants for adult education. Adult education and -literacy grant funds under this program may be used for GED instruction, the Maryland Adult External High School Program, ESL, fami... More... AZ To governor 12/2001 P-12 English Learners Issues H.B. 2010B Requires the State Board of Education to prescribe, for Federal funding purposes, the manner in which primary language is determined for new pupils, the administration of English language proficiency examinations, the types of training for bilingual education ... More... AL Signed into law 09/2001 P-12 ESL Teachers H.J.R. 44C Urges to State Board of Education to to provide funding that is sufficient to provide an adequate number of English as a second language teachers.... More... CA Chaptered by Secretary of State 09/2001 P-12 Recruit/Retain bilingual teachers A.B. 1499 Chapter No.268, Authorizes a school district receiving Teaching As A Priority Grant funds to offer incentives to recruit and retain credentialed teachers interested in attaining cross-cultural, language, and academic development certification or bilingual, cro... More... OR Signed into law 06/2001 P-12 ESL Grants H.B. 2286 Creates a grant program for school districts for costs associated with educating students in English as a Second Language programs; appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Department of Education for grant program.... More... TX Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Dual Language Immersion S.B. 467 Amends the Education Code to authorize a school district to adopt a dual language immersion program (program) for students enrolled in elementary school grades. The bill specifies that a program should include a class of students composed of approximately 50 ... More... WA Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 English Learners H.B. 2025 Relates to students whose primary language is other than English and the State assessment of student learning; provides for a review of same by the Superintendent of Public Instruction; requires the Superintendent to develop an evaluation system to measure inc... More... TX Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Dual Language Bilingual Programs S.C.R. 50 Encourages school districts to develop and implement dual language bilingual programs.... More... MD Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Provisions for Limited English Proficiency Services S.B. 542 States intent of the General Assembly that State agencies are authorized to provide services to those with limited English proficiency; defines terms; requires agencies to survey the need for services and the measures taken to provide said; requires Department... More... ND Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Bilingual Funding H.B. 1321 Amends 15.1-27-12. In addition to any other payments provided for by this chapter, each school district is entitled to receive $425 for each student who has been assessed by the student's school district and found to have negligible limited English language s... More... DE Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 Enhance ESL programs H.B. 9 Directs the Department of Education to develop, implement and enhance programs for students with limited English proficiency.... More... AZ Approved by voters 11/2000 P-12 Banning Bilingual Education V. 11 BALLOT NUMBER 203 (01-I-2000) Requires that all public school instruction be conducted in English; places children not fluent in English in an intensive English immersion program to teach them the language as quickly as possible; provides that parents may requ... More... UT Unofficially approved by voters 11/2000 P-12 V. 1 English Only INITIATIVE A Declares English as Utah's official and sole language for state and local government documents and action; exempts those documents and actions required by the United States and Utah constitutions, federal law and regulations, law enforcement, publ... More... CA Signed into law 09/2000 P-12 Safe Gun Storage A.B. 2536 Requires the Department of Justice to produce public service announcements in both English and Spanish regarding recent changes in firearm laws, and a gun owner's responsibilities regarding safe storage of a firearm... More... CA Vetoed 09/2000 P-12 English Language Learner Teacher Coaching Program S.B. 2192 Establishes the English Language Learner Teacher Coaching Program until 01/01/2006, to provide English language learner coaches to assist groups of teachers, teaching paraprofessionals, and pupils in certain matters. Requires the San Bernardino County Office o... More... CA Vetoed 09/2000 P-12 English Language Acquisition Program A.B. 2585 Requires a local educational agency that receives funds through the English Language Acquisition program to report to the State Department of Education the English proficiency level of each pupil receiving instruction through the program, number of English lan... More... CA Vetoed 08/2000 P-12 Text for English Immersion Classes A.B. 2645 Authorizes, until 07/01/02, the governing board of a school district to expend 100% of its allowance of funds to purchase English Language curricula that is designed to convey the subject matter content to pupils enrolled in structured English immersion progra... More... UT On 11/07/2000 ballot 07/2000 P-12 English as Official Language V. 1 Ballot Initiative Establishes English as the official language of the State of Utah.... More... NE Rejected by voters 05/2000 P-12 English Language Requirement in Private Schools V. 4 (LR 20-1999); Constitutional amendment; eliminates the English language requirement in private, denominational, and parochial schools.... More... GA Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Omnibus Bill - Bilingual Education Component H.B. 1187 The English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) program is no longer a grant. That funding is rolled into the general formula. The teacher-pupil funding ratio for ESOL classes is 1:7. The State Board of Education will establish the maximum class size for th... More... TX Signed into law 06/1999 P-12 Accreditation and Accountability H.B. 3 - Section 59 - Part I Makes former Section 39.071 new Section 39.051, and repeals portions of existing 39.051, "Academic Excellence Indicators." Provides that in determining a district's accreditation status, the commissioner must evaluate performance on the student achievement ind... More...