§ 16-22-8 - Foreign language courses. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 16-22-8

   § 16-22-8  Foreign language courses. –(a) Whenever there shall be twenty (20) students who apply for a course in theItalian, Portuguese, or Spanish language in any high school of the state, theschool committee of the specific city or town shall arrange a course inItalian, Portuguese, or Spanish to be conducted by a competent teacher.

   (b) The board of regents for elementary and secondaryeducation shall establish uniform criteria for the assessment of foreignlanguage proficiency skills of students seeking academic credits that arecommensurate to the competency level demonstrated in that foreign language.