Indiana § 20-30-14.5-3 State certificate of biliteracy created

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§ 20-30-14.5-3 — State certificate of biliteracy created

Indiana § 20-30-14.5-3

Title 20EDUCATION

Art. 30CURRICULUM

Ch. 14.5State Certificate of Biliteracy

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Ind. Code § 20-30-14.5-3 (2026).

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(a)The state certificate of biliteracy is created to:

(1)encourage students to study languages;

(2)certify the attainment of biliteracy;

(3)provide employers with a method of identifying individuals with language and biliteracy skills;

(4)provide postsecondary educational institutions with an additional method to recognize applicants for admission;

(5)prepare students with twenty-first century skills; and

(6)recognize the value of foreign language and native language instruction in public schools.

(b)The receipt of the certificate demonstrates the attainment of a high level of proficiency by a graduate of a public or a state accredited nonpublic high school, sufficient for meaningful use in college and a career, in one (1) or more languages in addition to English.

(c)A school corp

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(a) The state certificate of biliteracy is
created to:
(1) encourage students to study languages;
(2) certify the attainment of biliteracy;
(3) provide employers with a method of identifying individuals
with language and biliteracy skills;
(4) provide postsecondary educational institutions with an
additional method to recognize applicants for admission;
(5) prepare students with twenty-first century skills; and
(6) recognize the value of foreign language and native language
instruction in public schools.
(b) The receipt of the certificate demonstrates the attainment of a
high level of proficiency by a graduate of a public or a state accredited
nonpublic high school, sufficient for meaningful use in college and a
career, in one (1) or more languages in addition to English.
(c) A school corporation, a charter school, or a state accredited
nonpublic high school is not required to participate in the certificate
program.