This bill allows parents to remove their children from the English Language Learner (ELL) program if their child is performing at grade level in reading and writing or if their child has not been provided ELL services. Students who have not received ELL services in the preceding 2 years will be automatically removed from the program. The burden to appeal removals from the program will be on the local school district, which can appeal to the state board of education.

The fiscal impact of this bill is indeterminable. If students are removed from the ELL program, there may be a decrease in state adequate education grants to school districts. The cost of an opportunity for an adequate education is allocated for each ELL pupil, and it is unknown how many students may be removed from the program. The bill may also have an impact on costs to local school districts in providing ELL services. The Department of Education has been contacted regarding this bill.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 198:38