Missouri Revised Statutes













Chapter 161

State Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

←161.226

Section 161.227.1

161.235→

August 28, 2015

Adult basic education English language services.

161.227. 1. The adult basic education programs administered by the

department of elementary and secondary education shall include the provision

of English language services to nonnative speakers who need assistance in

learning English.



2. The local entity designated by the department of elementary and

secondary education to offer adult basic education shall seek the assistance

of local political subdivisions, community-based agencies and organizations,

migrant worker groups, refugee resettlement programs, schools, churches and

others in making nonnative speakers aware of the availability of English

language services.



3. English language services provided through the adult basic education

programs of the department of elementary and secondary education may include

family and home-based curriculum and programs designed to enhance the English

fluency of all family members and may include programs whereby family members

teach each other the English language.



(L. 1998 S.B. 583 & 645 § 2)







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