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1 1 Section 1. EARLY ELEMENTARY FOREIGN LANGUAGE PILOT
1 2 PROGRAM. There is appropriated from the general fund of the
1 3 state to the department of education for the fiscal year
1 4 beginning July 1, 2001, and ending June 30, 2002, the
1 5 following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
1 6 used for the purpose designated:
1 7 For the establishment of an early elementary foreign
1 8 language pilot program:
1 9 .................................................. $ 100,000
1 10 Funds appropriated in this section shall be awarded by the
1 11 department as grant moneys to school districts to increase the
1 12 number of districts which include a foreign language component
1 13 in their elementary curriculum. School districts desiring to
1 14 receive grant moneys under the program shall submit plans and
1 15 a proposed budget to the department for approval. The
1 16 department shall establish criteria for awarding grants by
1 17 rule, but shall to the extent possible distribute awards
1 18 evenly among school districts of various sizes and geographic
1 19 locations throughout the state. To be eligible to receive
1 20 grant moneys, a school district shall be required to
1 21 demonstrate in their application the ability to provide
1 22 matching funds on a dollar-for-dollar basis. The department
1 23 shall be authorized to apply for and allocate private or
1 24 federal funds for the pilot program in addition to the
1 25 appropriated amounts. The department shall submit a report to
1 26 the members of the general assembly by January 15, 2003,
1 27 regarding the success of the program in increasing the
1 28 offering of elementary curriculum foreign language courses.
1 29 EXPLANATION
1 30 This bill provides for an appropriation from the general
1 31 fund of the state to the department of education for the
1 32 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2001, and ending June 30, 2002,
1 33 of $100,000 for the establishment of an early elementary
1 34 foreign language pilot program. The bill provides that the
1 35 appropriated funds shall be awarded as grant moneys to
2 1 increase the number of school districts which include a
2 2 foreign language component in their elementary curriculum.
2 3 The bill provides that school districts desiring to receive
2 4 grant moneys under the program shall submit plans and a
2 5 proposed budget to the department for approval. The bill
2 6 provides that the department shall establish criteria for
2 7 awarding grants by rule, but shall to the extent possible
2 8 distribute awards evenly among school districts of various
2 9 sizes and geographic locations throughout the state. The bill
2 10 provides that a school district shall be required to
2 11 demonstrate the ability to provide matching funds on a dollar-
2 12 for-dollar basis to receive a grant award. The bill
2 13 additionally provides that the department shall be authorized
2 14 to apply for and allocate private or federal funds for the
2 15 pilot program in addition to the appropriated amounts. The
2 16 bill provides that the department shall submit a report to the
2 17 members of the general assembly by January 15, 2003, regarding
2 18 the success of the program in increasing the offering of
2 19 elementary curriculum foreign language courses.
2 20 TLSB 2477HH 79
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