Bill Title: Dual language immersion; biliteracy. Establishes the dual language immersion pilot program to provide grants to school corporations and charter schools that establish dual language immersion programs in certain foreign languages. Creates the state certificate of biliteracy. Requires that the appropriate designation appear on the student's transcript. Requires the state board of education to adopt rules and to direct the department of education to administer the state biliteracy program. Provides that a school corporation, a charter school, or a nonpublic high school is not required to participate in the biliteracy program.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-4)

Status: (Passed) 2015-05-07 - Public Law 226 [SB0267 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Senator Dennis Kruse [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-014	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Timothy Lanane [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-025	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Earline Rogers [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-003	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Mark Stoops [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-040	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator James Tomes [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-049	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Lonnie Randolph [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-002	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Robert Behning [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-091	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Terri Jo Austin [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-036	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Linda Lawson [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-001	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Justin Moed [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-097	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Peggy Mayfield [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-060	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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