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Indiana Code Title 20. Education § 20-30-14.5-3

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Sec. 3. (a) The state certificate of biliteracy is created to:

(1) encourage students to study languages;

(2) certify the attainment of biliteracy;

(3) provide employers with a method of identifying individuals with language and biliteracy skills;

(4) provide postsecondary educational institutions with an additional method to recognize applicants for admission;

(5) prepare students with twenty-first century skills;  and

(6) recognize the value of foreign language and native language instruction in public schools.

(b) The receipt of the certificate demonstrates the attainment of a high level of proficiency by a graduate of a public or a state accredited nonpublic high school, sufficient for meaningful use in college and a career, in one (1) or more languages in addition to English.

(c) A school corporation, a charter school, or a state accredited nonpublic high school is not required to participate in the certificate program.

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