Bill Text: CT SB00431 | 2011 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning The Classification Of Sign Language In The Education Curriculum.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-21 - Referred to Joint Committee on Education [SB00431 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2011-SB00431-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 431
January Session, 2011		LCO No. 2360
Referred to Committee on Education
Introduced by:
SEN. MCLACHLAN, 24th Dist. REP. TABORSAK, 109th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING THE CLASSIFICATION OF SIGN LANGUAGE IN THE EDUCATION CURRICULUM.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That section 10-16b of the general statutes be amended to change the classification of American sign language from language arts to a foreign language.

Statement of Purpose:

To classify American sign language as a foreign language for purposes of the prescribed education curriculum.