California Statutes

§ 435. — 435. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1014, Sec. 1.)

California·Code EDC Education Code - EDC·Div. 1.·Title 1. DIVISION 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS·Part 1. PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS·Ch. 6. CHAPTER 6. English Learner and Immigrant Pupil Federal Conformity Act

For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:

(a)“English learner” or “pupil of limited English proficiency” means a pupil who was not born in the United States or whose native language is a language other than English or who comes from an environment where a language other than English is dominant; and whose difficulties in speaking, reading, writing, or understanding the English language may be sufficient to deny the individual the ability to meet the state’s proficient level of achievement on state assessments, the ability to successfully achieve in classrooms where the language of instruction is English, or the opportunity to participate fully in society.
(b)“Immigrant pupil” means a pupil who was born in a country other than the United States and

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Legislative History

Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1014, Sec. 1. Effective September 27, 2002.

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