Bill Text: AZ HB2528 | 2011 | Fiftieth Legislature 1st Regular | Introduced
Bill Title: Schools; ELL models; exemption
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-25 - Referred to House ED Committee [HB2528 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2011-HB2528-Introduced.html
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REFERENCE TITLE: schools; ELL models; exemption |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fiftieth Legislature First Regular Session 2011
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HB 2528 |
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Introduced by Representatives Pancrazi, Patterson: Hobbs, McCune Davis
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AN ACT
amending section 15‑756.02, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to English language education.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 15-756.02, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
15-756.02. School districts and charter schools; English language learner models; adoption and implementation; exemption criteria
A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, each school district governing board and each governing body of a charter school shall select one or more of the task force approved models for structured English immersion for implementation on a school by school basis.
B. If a school district or charter school wants to adopt an English language learner program that is not based on a model adopted by the task force, the school district or charter school shall first submit the proposed program along with supporting documentation regarding the expected outcomes of the program on the district's or charter school's English language learner students to the task force for approval.
C. On receipt of a proposed program from a school district or charter school, the task force may do one of the following:
1. Approve the proposed program.
2. Provide limited approval subject to specific stipulations prescribed by the state board.
3. Reject the proposed program and identify a model approved by the task force for the school district or charter school to adopt.
D. A charter school or a school that is under the jurisdiction of a school district governing board is exempt from the requirements of subsections A, B and C of this section if the school:
1. Demonstrates to the department of education the following annual measurable achievement objectives under the no child left behind act of 2001 (P.L. 107‑110, 115 Stat. 1425):
(a) That it meets or exceeds the annual measureable achievement objective percentage of English language learners who are making progress in learning English.
(b) That it meets or exceeds the annual measurable achievement objective percentage of English language learners who are attaining proficiency in the English language by the end of the school year.
(c) Adequate yearly progress for English language learners in meeting grade‑level achievement standards in reading and mathematics.
2. Is assigned a letter grade of A, B or C pursuant to section 15-241, subsection H.
E. If A school that had previously qualified for an exemption pursuant to subsection D of this section is unable in a subsequent year to satisfy the exemption criteria specified in subsection D of this section, the superintendent of public instruction shall notify the school in writing of the criteria that the school has failed to satisfy. If a school that had previously qualified for an exemption pursuant to subsection D of this section is unable for two consecutive subsequent years to satisfy one or more of the exemption criteria specified in subsection D of this section, the superintendent of public instruction shall immediately revoke the school's exemption.
D. F. School districts and charter schools shall include a copy of the adopted English language learner program in the annual report required in section 15‑756.10.
