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HB 2442 Students with limited English proficiency; Standards of Quality.

Introduced by: James H. Dillard, II | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

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Students with limited English proficiency; Standards of Quality. 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 equivalent instructional positions for each 1,000 students identified as having limited English.

The state share for this staffing requirement is currently funded at $8,822,504 and $10,428,613 in the first and second year of the 2002-2004 biennial budget, respectively (§ 1-54, Item 145 F). The Standards of Accreditation (8 VAC 20-131-70) state that "[i]nstruction shall be designed to accommodate all students, including those with disabilities, those identified as gifted/talented, and those who have limited English proficiency." This measure incorporates HB 2636 (Van Landingham).


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