Texas Education Code - Section 28.005. Language Of Instruction
Legal Research Home >
Texas Lawyer > Education Code > Texas Education Code - Section 28.005. Language Of Instruction
§ 28.005. LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION. (a) Except as
provided by this section, English shall be the basic language of
instruction in public schools.
(b) It is the policy of this state to ensure the mastery of
English by all students, except that bilingual instruction may be
offered or permitted in situations in which bilingual instruction
is necessary to ensure students' reasonable proficiency in the
English language and ability to achieve academic success.
(c) A school district may adopt a dual language immersion
program for students enrolled in elementary school grades as
provided by Section 28.0051.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, § 1, eff. May 30, 1995.
Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 925, § 1, eff. June 14,
2001.
Section: 26.012 26.013 28.001 28.002 28.0021 28.003 28.004 28.005 28.0051 28.006 28.007 28.008 28.009 28.021 28.0211
Last modified: August 11, 2007
|
