Authority: IC 20-30-14.5

Affected: IC 20-18-2; IC 20-30-14.5

Sec. 2. The following definitions apply throughout this article:

1. (1) "Accredited nonpublic school" means a nonpublic school defined in IC 20-18-2-12 that is accredited by the state.
2. (2) "Certificate of multilingual proficiency" means the state certificate of biliteracy established by IC 20-30- 14.5.
3. (3) "Certificate" means the state certificate of multilingual proficiency.

4. (4) "Credit" means a demonstration of proficiency of the academic standards in a course that meets the following requirements:

   1. (A) The course is approved by the department and complies with the approved course description.
   2. (B) For those courses for which Indiana academic standards are defined, the course is consistent with Indiana academic standards.
   3. (C) For those courses for which there is an end of course assessment, the required proficiency is at or greater than that required to pass the assessment.
5. (5) "Department" has a meaning set forth in IC 20-18-2-3.

6. (6) "Proficiency" means the ability to use a world language in:

   1. (A) the forms of communication available;
   2. (B) real world situations; and
   3. (C) a spontaneous interaction and non-rehearsed context that is appropriate and acceptable to native users of the language.
7. (7) "State board" has a meaning set forth in IC 20-18-2-19.

8. (8) "World language" means any language other than English, including, but not limited to:

   1. (A) modern languages;
   2. (B) Latin;
   3. (C) American Sign Language;
   4. (D) Native American languages; and
   5. (E) native languages.

(Indiana State Board of Education; 511 IAC 20-1-2; filed Sep 16, 2016, 4:55 p.m.: 20161012-IR-511150283FRA; readopted filed Oct 28, 2022, 1:46 p.m.: 20221123-IR-511220293RFA)