(a) This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the English Learner and Immigrant Pupil Federal Conformity Act.
(b) The purpose of this chapter is to ensure that instructional services are provided to pupils with limited English proficiency in conformity with federal requirements that are designed to ensure that all pupils have reasonable access to educational opportunities that are necessary in order for the pupils to achieve at high levels in English and in the other core curriculum areas of instruction.
(c) This chapter is intended to be declaratory of Title III of the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 6301 et seq.) and is intended to assist local educational agencies in understanding the requirements and funding formulas to provide allowable services. It is the intent of the Legislature that, to the extent federal law is amended, this chapter will be amended to conform to those changes.
(d) The requirements of this chapter apply only to local educational agencies that receive federal funds pursuant to Title III of the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.
(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 62, Sec. 30. Effective January 1, 2004.)