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HB 936 Students, certain, with limited English proficiency; Board shall make provision in its regulations.

Introduced by: David J. Toscano | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Certain students with limited English proficiency; standard diploma; credit flexibility. Requires the Board of Education to make provision in its regulations for flexibility for any student with limited English proficiency to earn the credits required for a diploma. The bill requires such flexibility to permit local school divisions to award credit to such students who have failed reading, writing, or mathematics Standards of Learning assessments by a narrow margin, as defined by the Board.


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