As used in the Bilingual Multicultural Education Act:A. 'bilingual learner' means a student whose bilingualism is emerging through the development of English and a language other than English;B. 'bilingual multicultural education program' means a program using two languages, including English and the home or heritage language, as a medium of instruction in the teaching and learning process;C. 'culturally and linguistically different' means students who are of a different cultural background than mainstream United States culture and whose home or heritage language, inherited from the student's family, tribe or country of origin, is a language other than English;D. 'district' means a public school or any combination of public schools in a district; E. 'English language learner' means a student whose first or heritage language is not English and who is unable to read, write, speak or understand English at a level comparable to grade level English proficient peers and native English speakers;F. 'heritage language' means a language other than English that is inherited from a family, tribe, community or country of origin;G. o grade level English proficient peers and native English speakers;F. 'heritage language' means a language other than English that is inherited from a family, tribe, community or country of origin;G. 'home language' means a language other than English that is the primary or heritage language spoken at home or in the community; andH. 'standardized curriculum' means a district curriculum that is aligned with the state academic content standards, benchmarks and performance standards. History: 1953 Comp., § 77-23-2, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 285, § 2; 2004, ch. 32, § 3; 2006, ch. 94, § 57; 2015, ch. 108, § 14; 2021, ch. 12, § 2. ANNOTATIONSThe 2021 amendment, effective June 18, 2021, defined 'bilingual learner' as used in the Bilingual Multicultural Education Act; and added a new Subsection A and redesignated the succeeding subsections accordingly. The 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, amended and removed certain definitions from the Bilingual Multicultural Education Act; deleted Subsection C, which defined 'department', and redesignated former Subsections D through G as Subsections C through F, respectively; and deleted Subsection H, which defined 'school board' and deleted Subsection C, which defined 'department', and redesignated former Subsections D through G as Subsections C through F, respectively; and deleted Subsection H, which defined 'school board' and redesignated former Subsection I as Subsection G. The 2006 amendment, effective July 1, 2007, added charter school in Subsection D and added governing body of a state-chartered charter school in Subsection H. The 2004 amendment, effective May 19, 2004, in Subsection A, revised the definition of 'bilingual multicultural education'; deleted Subsection B; redesignated Subsection C as Subsection B and changed the definition of 'culturally and linguistically different', changed the definition of 'department' to the public education department and revised the definition of 'district'; and added new Subsections E through G and I.
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