Sec. 12. The division:
(1) shall aid school corporations in developing bilingual-bicultural programs by:
(A) evaluating instructional materials;
(B) compiling material on the theory and practice of bilingual-bicultural instruction;
(C) encouraging innovative programs; and
(D) otherwise providing technical assistance to the corporations;
(2) shall aid school corporations in developing and administering in-service training programs for school administrators and personnel involved in bilingual-bicultural programs;
(3) shall monitor and evaluate bilingual-bicultural programs conducted by school corporations;
(4) shall make an annual report on the status of the bilingual-bicultural programs to the governor and the general assembly;
(5) shall establish bilingual-bicultural educational resource centers for the use of the school corporations; and
(6) may establish guidelines to implement this chapter.
A report made under subdivision (4) to the general assembly must be in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-5.5-7.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.14.