As used in this part, the following definitions apply:

1. (1) "Eligible district" means a school district encompassing or adjacent to an Indian reservation or a school district that includes one or more schools with an Indian population of 10% or greater.

2. (2) "Immersion program" means a program of an eligible district in which:

   1. (a) all participating students receive content area instruction in an Indian language at least 50% of the day;
   2. (b) teachers are fully proficient in the languages they use for instruction; and
   3. (c) the goal of the program is perpetuating cultural integrity and promoting bilingualism and biliteracy.
3. (3) "Indian language" means any of the languages of a federally recognized Indian tribe in Montana.

History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 442, L. 2015; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 240, L. 2021.