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Budget panel rejects administration trailer language to change long‑term English‑learner definitions and refers matter to policy committee
Summary
The subcommittee voted to reject the administration's trailer bill language that would align LTEL and RTEL definitions to a 7‑ and 6‑year timeframe and referred the proposal to policy committee after members and many advocates expressed concern that the change would delay intervention for students.
The subcommittee voted to reject and refer to the policy committee proposed trailer bill language that would align the long‑term English learner (LTEL) definition to students who have not achieved English proficiency within seven years and define at‑risk (RTEL) students as those not proficient within six years.
"The administration is proposing to clarify and update these definitions to better identify and meet the needs of…
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