HF 1424

FIRST ENGROSSMENT

World language academic standards, proficiency, resources, and capacity development provided; and money appropriated.

Section 1: Required academic standards language modified.

Section 2: Elective standards language modified.

Section 3: Revisions and reviews required language added.

Section 4: Graduation requirements; course credits language added.

Section 5: World language licenses language provided.

Section 6: Advisory task force on developing students' world language proficiency language provided.

Section 7: Pilot program to develop and implement Mandarin Chinese programs and to enhance existing successful Mandarin Chinese programs language provided.

Section 8: School administrator training language provided.

Section 9: Minnesota Office of Higher Education; recommendations for developing world language resources and expertise language provided.

Section 10: Department of Education; full-time language and international education positions language provided.

Section 11: Bilingual and multilingual certificates; Department of Education language provided.

Section 12: Department of Education appropriations provided.

Section 13: Minnesota State Colleges and Universities appropriations provided.

Section 14: Minnesota Office of Higher Education appropriations.

JAJ 3/15/7