Missouri § 161.227 - Adult basic education English language services.
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§ 161.227. Adult basic education English language services.
1. The adult basic education programs administered by the department of elementary and secondary education shall include the provision of English language services to nonnative speakers who need assistance in learning English.
2. The local entity designated by the department of elementary and secondary education to offer adult basic education shall seek the assistance of local political subdivisions, community-based agencies and organizations, migrant worker groups, refugee resettlement programs, schools, churches and others in making nonnative speakers aware of the availability of English language services.
3. English language services provided through the adult basic education programs of the department of elementary and secondary education may include family and home-based curriculum and programs designed to enhance the English fluency of all family members and may include programs whereby family members teach each other the English language.
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(L. 1998 S.B. 583 & 645 § 2)
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