Any local or regional board of education may establish at any level of instruction a bilingual and bicultural program of study involving a culture in which a language other than English is predominantly spoken, provided the purpose of such program shall be to enable children to become proficient in English. A private school may, with the approval of the State Board of Education, establish such a program of bilingual education.(1971, P.A. 432, S. 2; P.A. 78-218, S. 14.)History: P.A. 78-218 specified 'local or regional' boards of education.Cited. 226 C. 704; 238 C. 1.
Connecticut Legal Code
§ 10-17a
Connecticut Title 10 — Connecticut law
Source: https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_164.htm#sec_10-17a· Version 2026