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Texas Education Code - Section 29.055. Program Content; Method Of Instruction

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§ 29.055. PROGRAM CONTENT;  METHOD OF INSTRUCTION.  (a) A 
bilingual education program established by a school district shall 
be a full-time program of dual-language instruction that provides 
for learning basic skills in the primary language of the students 
enrolled in the program and for carefully structured and sequenced 
mastery of English language skills.  A program of instruction in 
English as a second language established by a school district shall 
be a program of intensive instruction in English from teachers 
trained in recognizing and dealing with language differences.
	(b)  A program of bilingual education or of instruction in 
English as a second language shall be designed to consider the 
students' learning experiences and shall incorporate the cultural 
aspects of the students' backgrounds.
	(c)  In subjects such as art, music, and physical education, 
students of limited English proficiency shall participate fully 
with English-speaking students in regular classes provided in the 
subjects.
	(d)  Elective courses included in the curriculum may be 
taught in a language other than English.
	(e)  Each school district shall provide students enrolled in 
the program a meaningful opportunity to participate fully with 
other students in all extracurricular activities.
	(f)  If money is appropriated for the purpose, the agency 
shall establish a limited number of pilot programs for the purpose 
of examining alternative methods of instruction in bilingual 
education and special language programs.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, § 1, eff. May 30, 1995.            

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