California Education Code

§ 306

EDC § 306Div. 1 · Title 1 · Part 1 · Ch. 3 · Art. 2

Statute text

The definitions of the terms used in this article and in Article 1 (commencing with Section 300) are as follows:

(a)“English learner” means a pupil who is “limited English proficient” as that term is defined in the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 7801(25)).

(b)“Native speaker of English” means a pupil who has learned and used English in his or her home from early childhood and English has been his or her primary means of concept formation and communication.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 753, Sec. 4. (SB 1174) Approved in Proposition 58 at the November 8, 2016, election. Operative July 1, 2017, by Sec. 9 of Proposition 58.