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English Language in Public Schools. Initiative Statute. | |
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Official Title and Summary prepared by the Attorney General | ||
Full Text of Proposed Law |
ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. INITIATIVE STATUTE. |
- Requires all public school instruction be conducted in English.
- Requirement may be waived if parents or guardian show that child already knows English, or has special needs, or would learn English faster through alternate instructional technique.
- Provides initial short-term placement, not normally exceeding one year, in intensive sheltered English immersion programs for children not fluent in English.
- Appropriates $50 million per year for ten years funding English instruction for individuals pledging to provide personal English tutoring to children in their community.
- Permits enforcement suits by parents and guardians.
Summary of Legislative Analyst's
Estimate of Net State and Local Government Fiscal Impact:
- Impacts on individual school districts would depend on how schools, parents, and the state respond to the proposition's changes. These impacts could vary significantly by district.
- Requires state spending of $50 million per year for ten years to teach tutors of limited English proficient students. Total state spending on education, however, probably would not change.
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Argument in Favor of Proposition 227
Rebuttal to Argument in Favor of Proposition 227
Argument Against Proposition 227
Rebuttal to Argument Against Proposition 227
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