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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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EDUCATION CODE |
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Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION |
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Subtitle F. CURRICULUM, PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES |
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Chapter 28. COURSES OF STUDY; ADVANCEMENT |
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Subchapter A. ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS; CURRICULUM |
Sec. 28.0054. CONTRACT FOR LANGUAGE LEARNING SOFTWARE
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(a) To expand language learning opportunities for all public school students and school district or campus employees, including students and employees in school districts or campuses not participating in the dual language education pilot project established under Section 28.0052, the commissioner shall enter into a contract to license language learning software using language immersion methods.
(b) Expenditures under this section must be sufficient to support language learning opportunities for a maximum of one million public school students and employees for a maximum of three years. The commissioner shall make the software available online to public school students and employees across the state not later than January 1, 2008. A campus participating in the pilot project established under Section 28.0052 may have access to the software.
(c) The commissioner may not spend more than $4 million each year to comply with this section.
(d) A school district may not use the language learning software to supplant a bilingual education, English as a second language, or dual language education program.
(e) Not later than January 1, 2013, the commissioner shall report to the legislature on the utilization and effectiveness of the language learning software.
(f) This section expires August 1, 2013.