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S1411..........................................................by EDUCATION
AMERICAN INDIAN LANGUAGE - Adds to existing law to provide for the
authorization of American Indian language teachers.
02/11 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/12 Rpt prt - to Educ
02/20 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/21 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/22 3rd rdg - PASSED - 30-0-5
AYES -- Andreason, Boatright, Branch(Bartlett), Brandt, Bunderson,
Burtenshaw, Cameron, Darrington, Davis, Deide, Dunklin, Goedde,
Hawkins, Hill, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough, Little, Lodge, Marley, Noh,
Richardson, Risch(Risch), Sims, Sorensen, Stegner, Stennett, Thorne,
Wheeler, Williams
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Frasure, Geddes, King-Barrutia, Sandy,
Schroeder
Floor Sponsors - Stegner & Schroeder
Title apvd - to House
02/25 House intro - 1st rdg - to Educ
03/06 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/07 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/08 3rd rdg - PASSED - 53-4-13
AYES -- Aikele, Barraclough, Bedke, Bell, Bieter, Black, Block, Boe,
Bolz, Bradford, Bruneel, Callister, Collins, Cuddy, Deal, Denney,
Ellsworth, Eskridge, Field(13), Field(20), Gagner, Hadley, Hammond,
Harwood, Henbest, Higgins, Jaquet, Kellogg(Duncan), Kunz, Lake,
Langford, Loertscher, Mader, Martinez, Meyer, Moyle, Pearce,
Pischner, Pomeroy, Ridinger, Robison, Sali, Schaefer, Sellman,
Shepherd, Smith(33), Smith(23), Smylie, Stevenson, Stone, Tilman,
Trail, Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- Crow, Ellis, McKague, Wood
Absent and excused -- Barrett, Campbell, Clark, Gould, Hornbeck,
Jones, Kendell, Montgomery, Mortensen, Raybould, Roberts, Wheeler,
Young
Floor Sponsor - Kellogg(Duncan)
Title apvd - to Senate
03/11 To enrol
03/12 Rpt enrol - Pres signed - Sp signed
03/13 To Governor
03/25 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 265
Effective: 07/01/02
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2002
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1411
BY EDUCATION COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO TEACHERS; AMENDING CHAPTER 12, TITLE 33, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDI-
3 TION OF A NEW SECTION 33-1280, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR THE AUTHORIZA-
4 TION OF AMERICAN INDIAN LANGUAGES TEACHERS AND TO SET FORTH PROCEDURES FOR
5 DESIGNATION BY INDIAN TRIBES AND AUTHORIZATION BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDU-
6 CATION.
7 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
8 SECTION 1. That Chapter 12, Title 33, Idaho Code, be, and the same is
9 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des-
10 ignated as Section 33-1280, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
11 33-1280. AMERICAN INDIAN LANGUAGES TEACHING AUTHORIZATION. (1) As used in
12 this section, "Indian tribe" is as defined in section 67-4001, Idaho Code.
13 (2) It is the policy of the state of Idaho to preserve, protect and pro-
14 mote the rights of Indian tribes to use, practice and develop their native
15 languages and to encourage American Indians in the state to use, study and
16 teach their native languages in order to encourage and promote:
17 (a) The survival of the native language;
18 (b) Increased student scholarship;
19 (c) Increased student awareness of the student's culture and history; and
20 (d) Increased student success.
21 (3) The state board of education shall promulgate rules authorizing Amer-
22 ican Indian languages teachers to teach in the public schools of this state.
23 (4) Each Indian tribe may establish its own system of designation for
24 individuals qualified to teach that tribe's native language. In establishing
25 such a system, the tribe shall determine:
26 (a) The development of an oral and written qualification test;
27 (b) Which dialects shall be used in the test;
28 (c) Whether the tribe will standardize the tribe's writing system;
29 (d) How the teaching methods will be evaluated in the classroom; and
30 (e) The period of time for which a tribal designation shall be valid.
31 (5) (a) Each Indian tribe shall provide to the state board of education
32 the names of those highly and uniquely qualified individuals who have been
33 designated to teach the tribe's native language.
34 (b) Upon receiving the names of American Indian languages teachers desig-
35 nated by an Indian tribe, the state board of education shall authorize
36 those individuals as American Indian languages teachers in accordance with
37 rules of the board.
38 (6) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the state board of educa-
39 tion shall not require an American Indian languages teacher who has obtained
40 tribal designation to teach a native language to hold a specific academic
41 degree or to complete a teacher education program.
42 (7) (a) An American Indian languages teaching authorization shall qualify
43 the authorized individual to accept a teaching position or assignment in
2
1 any school district of the state that offers or permits courses in an
2 American Indian language.
3 (b) A holder of an American Indian languages teaching authorization who
4 does not also have a teaching certificate as provided in section 33-1201,
5 Idaho Code, may not teach in a school district of this state any subject
6 other than the American Indian language for which he or she is authorized
7 to teach.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 11980
This legislation states that it is the policy of the State of
Idaho to preserve and protect native languages in the State and
with Indian Tribes creates a government-to-government process for
the authorization and designation of qualified individuals to teach
American Indian languages in public schools. The bill directs the
Board of Education to promulgate rules specifying the details of the
process.
An American Indian language teaching authorization will qualify the
holder to accept a teaching position or assignment in any school
district that chooses to offer or permit courses in an American
Indian language. Individuals holding such authorization may not
teach other subjects unless they also hold a regular teaching
certificate.
FISCAL IMPACT
None
Contact:
Sen. Joe Stegner
Rep. Hilde Kellogg
David Kerrick - 459-4574
Sen. Gary Schroeder - 332-1321
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE S 1411