Washington D.C. Council Bill 210066 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Introduced on February 3 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-09-22 - Committee Report Filed
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

COMMITTEE REFERRAL - Sequentially as follows: Section 2 to the Committee on Education; Sections 3 & 4 to the Committee on the Judiciary; then the entire bill to the Committee of the Whole; with comments on the entire bill from the Committee on Education and the Committee on the Judiciary. As introduced, this law requires several District agencies to implement policies that promote greater access to students and parents for whom English is a second language. The bill requires the Office of the State Superintendent for Education (OSSE) and each Local Education Agency (LEA) to provide trainings on circumventing language barriers through interpreters, the language access line, and other means. It also requires LEAs to hire staff trained in English as a Second Language (ESL) in schools where the percentage of ESL students is ten percent or higher. Finally, the bill establishes a fund, authorizes a private right of action, and provides for the translation of documents used in District public and charter schools.

Language Access For Education Amendment Act Of 2015

Cnc. David Grosso [D]	Cnc. Vincent Orange [D]	Cnc. Elissa Silverman [I]	Cnc. Charles Allen [D]
Cnc. Anita Bonds [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-09-22	Council	Committee Report Filed
2016-09-22	Council	Committee Mark-up of B21-0066
2015-11-10	Council	Committee Report Filed
2015-11-09	Council	Committee Mark-up of B21-0066
2015-07-01	Council	Public Hearing Held
2015-06-12	Council	Notice of Public Hearing Published in the DC Register
2015-02-24	Council	Referred to Committee on Education
2015-02-13	Council	Notice of Intent to Act on B21-0066 Published in the DC Register
2015-02-03	Council	Introduced in Legislative Meeting

Type	Source
Summary	http://lims.dccouncil.gov/Legislation/B21-0066
Text	http://lims.dccouncil.gov/_layouts/15/uploader/download.aspx?legislationid=33343&filename=B21-0066-Introduction.pdf