California Code, Education Code - EDC § 444

In accordance with Section 6826 (c) of Title 20 of the United States Code, a local educational agency that receives a federal subgrant pursuant to Sections 6801 and following of Title 20 of the United States Code shall include in its plan a certification that all teachers in any language instruction education program for limited-English-proficient pupils that is, or will be, funded under Part A of Title III of the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 are fluent in English and any other language used for instruction, including having written and oral communication skills.