Indiana Administrative Code
Title 511 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Article 7 - SPECIAL EDUCATION
Rule 32 - Definitions
Section 32-59 - "Limited English proficient" defined

Universal Citation: 511 IN Admin Code 32-59

Current through March 20, 2024

Authority: IC 20-19-2-8; IC 20-19-2-16

Affected: IC 20-19-2; IC 20-35

Sec. 59.

"Limited English proficient" means an individual:

(1) who is three (3) years of age through twenty-one (21) years of age;

(2) who is enrolled or preparing to enroll in an elementary school or secondary school;

(3) who:

(A) was not born in the United States or whose native language is a language other than English;

(B) is:
(i) a Native American or Alaska native, or a native resident of the outlying areas; and

(ii) from an environment where a language other than English has had a significant impact on the individual's level of English language proficiency; or

(C) who is migratory, whose native language is a language other than English, and who comes from an environment where a language other than English is dominant; and

(4) whose difficulties in speaking, reading, writing, or understanding the English language may be sufficient to deny the individual:

(A) the ability to meet Indiana's proficient level of achievement on state assessments;

(B) the ability to successfully achieve in classrooms where the language of instruction is English; or

(C) the opportunity to participate fully in society.

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