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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

AB 12

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Relating to: modifying terminology regarding limited-English proficient pupils (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Public Instruction).

English language School — Curriculum Statutes — Revision

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Current law defines a “limited-English proficient pupil” as a pupil whose

ability to use the English language is limited because of the use of a non-English

language in his or her family or in his or her daily, nonschool surroundings, and who

has difficulty, as defined by rule by the state superintendent, in performing ordinary

classwork in English as a result of such limited English language proficiency. This

bill replaces the term “limited-English proficient pupil” with “English learner” in all

instances where that term appears in the statutes, but does not change the definition

of the term.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Ott (R) , by request of Department of Public Instruction

Full history

  1. Jan 12, 2017 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representative Ott, by request of Department of Public Instruction

  2. Jan 12, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary

  3. Jan 19, 2017 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Mar 28, 2018 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1