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20-30-14.5-3. State certificate of biliteracy created

IN Code § 20-30-14.5-3 (2019) (N/A)
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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;

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

(7) strengthen intergroup relationships, affirm the value of diversity, and honor the multiple cultures and languages of a community.

(b) The receipt of the certificate demonstrates the attainment of a high level of proficiency by a graduate of a public or an 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 an accredited nonpublic high school is not required to participate in the certificate program.

As added by P.L.226-2015, SEC.2.

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