Texas § ED.51.303 - ELECTIVE COURSES IN DACTYLOLOGY
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§ ED.51.303. ELECTIVE COURSES IN DACTYLOLOGY
ELECTIVE COURSES IN DACTYLOLOGY. (a) In this section, "dactylology" means the art of communicating ideas by signs made with the fingers, as in the manual alphabets of deaf-mutes. (b) Any state college or university offering a fully accredited program for teachers of the deaf may offer a three-hour elective course in dactylology. (c) American Sign Language is recognized as a language, and any state institute of higher education may offer an elective course in American Sign Language. A student is entitled to count credit received for a course in American Sign Language toward satisfaction of a foreign language requirement of the institution of higher education where it is offered. Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971. Amended by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 735, ch. 327, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 27, 1979.
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