§ 20-30-9-6 — Bilingual-bicultural program

The secretary of education shall carry out a
bilingual-bicultural program for the improvement of educational
opportunities for non-English dominant students by doing the
following:
(1) Supporting and planning pilot and demonstration projects that
are designed to test and demonstrate the effectiveness of
programs for improving educational opportunities for non-English
dominant students.
(2) Assisting in the establishment and operation of programs that
are designed to stimulate:
(A) the provision of educational services not available to
non-English dominant students in sufficient quantity or quality;
and
(B) the development and establishment of exemplary programs
to serve as models for regular school programs in which
non-English dominant students are educated.
(3) Assisting in the establishment and operation of pre-service
and in-service training programs for persons serving non-English
dominant students as educational personnel.
(4) Encouraging the dissemination of information and materials
relating to and the evaluation of the effectiveness of education
programs that may offer educational opportunities to non-English
dominant students. For activities described in this section,
preference shall be given to the training of non-English dominant
students, including innovative programs related to the educational
needs of the non-English dominant students.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education
Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-5.5-2.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.43-2021, SEC.100.