Illinois § 14C-2 Definitions

Illinois Statutes

§ 14C-2 — Definitions

Illinois § 14C-2

JurisdictionIllinois

TopicEDUCATION

Ch. 105SCHOOLS

Act 105 ILCS 5/School Code.

Art.Article 14C - Transitional Bilingual Education

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Bluebook

105 Ill. Comp. Stat. 14C-2 (2026).

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Unless the context indicates otherwise, the terms used in this Article have the following meanings:

(a)"State Board" means the State Board of Education.

(b)"Certification Board" means the State Teacher Certification Board.

(c)"School District" means any school district established under this Code.

(d)"English learners" means (1) all children in grades pre-K through 12 who were not born in the United States, whose native tongue is a language other than English, and who are incapable of performing ordinary classwork in English; and (2) all children in grades pre-K through 12 who were born in the United States of parents possessing no or limited English-speaking ability and who are incapable of performing ordinary classwork in English.

(e)"Teacher of transitional bilingual education" mea

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Unless the context indicates otherwise, the terms used in this Article have the following meanings: (a) "State Board" means the State Board of Education. (b) "Certification Board" means the State Teacher Certification Board. (c) "School District" means any school district established under this Code. (d) "English learners" means (1) all children in grades pre-K through 12 who were not born in the United States, whose native tongue is a language other than English, and who are incapable of performing ordinary classwork in English; and (2) all children in grades pre-K through 12 who were born in the United States of parents possessing no or limited English-speaking ability and who are incapable of performing ordinary classwork in English. (e) "Teacher of transitional bilingual education" means a teacher with a speaking and reading ability in a language other than English in which transitional bilingual education is offered and with communicative skills in English. (f) "Program in transitional bilingual education" means a full-time program of instruction (1) in all those courses or subjects which a child is required by law to receive and which are required by the child's school district, which shall be given in the native language of English learners who are enrolled in the program and also in English, (2) in the reading and writing of the native language of English learners who are enrolled in the program and in the oral language (listening and speaking), reading, and writing of English, and (3) in the history and culture of the country, territory, or geographic area which is the native land of the parents of English learners who are enrolled in the program and in the history and culture of the United States; or a part-time program of instruction based on the educational needs of those English learners who do not need a full-time program of instruction.