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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 161.227

Adult basic education English language services

Known as the Drug-Free Schools Act

The act spans §§ 161–161 (104 sections).

Effective: 28 Aug 1998; (L. 1998 S.B. 583 & 645 § 2)

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.

Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.