Sec. 10-17g. Application for grant. Annual evaluation report.
Sec. 10-17g. Application for grant. Annual evaluation report. Annually, the
board of education for each local and regional school district that is required to provide
a program of bilingual education, pursuant to section 10-17f, may make application to
the State Board of Education and shall thereafter receive a grant in an amount equal to
the product obtained by multiplying the total appropriation available for such purpose
by the ratio which the number of eligible children in the school district bears to the total
number of such eligible children state-wide. The board of education for each local and
regional school district receiving funds pursuant to this section shall annually, on or
before September first, submit to the State Board of Education a progress report which
shall include (1) measures of increased educational opportunities for eligible students,
including language support services and language transition support services provided
to such students, (2) program evaluation and measures of the effectiveness of its bilingual
education and English as a second language programs, including data on students in
bilingual education programs and students educated exclusively in English as a second
language programs, and (3) certification by the board of education submitting the report
that any funds received pursuant to this section have been used for the purposes specified.
The State Board of Education shall annually evaluate programs conducted pursuant to
section 10-17f. For purposes of this section, measures of the effectiveness of bilingual
education and English as a second language programs include state-wide mastery examination results and graduation and school dropout rates. Notwithstanding the provisions
of this section, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, the amount of grants payable
to local or regional boards of education under this section shall be reduced proportionately if the total of such grants in such year exceeds the amount appropriated for such
grants for such year.
(P.A. 77-588, S. 3, 7; P.A. 84-255, S. 4, 21; P.A. 99-211, S. 8, 10; P.A. 00-220, S. 4, 43; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-3, S. 5.)
History: P.A. 84-255 changed the date of the report to the state board from July to September first and required the
state board to evaluate the programs annually rather than biennially; P.A. 99-211 in Subdiv. (1) added references to language
support services and language transition support services, in Subdiv. (2) added measures of effectiveness of bilingual
education and English as a second language programs, added language specifying some measures that are effectiveness
measures for purposes of the section and made technical changes, effective July 1, 1999; P.A. 00-220 made a technical
change, effective July 1, 2000; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-3 added language re proportional reduction of grants for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 2009, effective July 1, 2007.
Cited. 226 C. 704.