California Education Code

§ 52176

EDC § 52176Div. 4 · Title 2 · Part 28 · Ch. 7 · Art. 3

Statute text

(a)Each school district with more than 50 pupils of limited English proficiency shall establish a districtwide advisory committee on bilingual education. Parents or guardians, or both, of pupils of limited English proficiency who are not employed by the district shall constitute a majority of the committee, unless the district designates for this purpose an existing districtwide advisory committee on which parents or guardians, or both, of pupils of limited English proficiency have membership in at least the same percentage as their children and wards represent of the total number of pupils in the district, provided that a subcommittee on bilingual-bicultural education on which parents or guardians, or both, of pupils of limited English proficiency constitute a majority is established. The district advisory committee and subcommittee, if applicable, shall be responsible for at least six specific tasks. These tasks shall be to advise the district governing board regarding all of the following:

(1)Establishment of a timetable for development of a district master plan for bilingual education.

(2)Districtwide needs assessment on a school-by-school basis.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1339, Sec. 32.