Connecticut § 10-17a - Establishment of bilingual and bicultural program.
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§ 10-17a. Establishment of bilingual and bicultural program.
Sec. 10-17a. Establishment of bilingual and bicultural program. Any local or regional board of education may establish at any level of instruction a bilingual and bicultural program of study involving a culture in which a language other than English is predominantly spoken, provided the purpose of such program shall be to enable children to become proficient in English. A private school may, with the approval of the State Board of Education, establish such a program of bilingual education.
(1971, P.A. 432, S. 2; P.A. 78-218, S. 14.)
History: P.A. 78-218 specified “local or regional” boards of education.
Cited. 226 C. 704; 238 C. 1.
Secs. 10-17b and 10-17c. Instruction bilingually and biculturally; procedures, materials and equipment; purpose. Advice and assistance of state board; evaluation of programs. Sections 10-17b and 10-17c are repealed.
(1971, P.A. 432, S. 3, 4, 6; P.A. 73-317; P.A. 78-218, S. 15, 16; P.A. 82-314, S. 47, 63; P.A. 84-255, S. 20, 21.)
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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