Massachusetts General Laws
Title XII - Education
Chapter 71a - English Language Education in Public Schools

Section 1 - Findings and Declarations - Section 1. Findings and Declarations The People of Massachusetts find...

Section 2 - Definitions - Section 2. Definitions As used in this chapter, the following...

Section 3 - Census - Section 3. Census School districts shall annually ascertain, under regulations...

Section 4 - English Language Education - Section 4. English language education All children in Massachusetts public...

Section 5 - Parental Selection of English Learner Program Within District; Request for School Transfer - Section 5. (a) The parent or legal guardian of a...

Section 6 - Legal Standing and Parental Enforcement - Section 6. Legal standing and parental enforcement (a) As set...

Section 6a - English Learner Parent Advisory Council - Section 6A. A school district or charter school operating a...

Section 7 - Standardized Testing for Monitoring Education Progress - Section 7. Standardized testing for monitoring education programs Each English...

Section 7a - On-Site Evaluations of English Learners - Section 7A. The department shall conduct on-site visits to school...

Section 8 - Community-Based English Tutoring - Section 8. Community-based English tutoring In furtherance of its constitutional...

Section 10 - Qualifications and Endorsement of Teachers and Administrators Assigned to Language Acquisition Program - Section 10. Teachers and administrators assigned to a language acquisition...

Section 11 - Benchmarks, Guidelines and Learning Success Templates for English Learner Programs - Section 11. The department shall develop: (i) benchmarks for attaining...

Section 12 - Duty to Inform Parents or Legal Guardians of English Learners of Their Rights - Section 12. School districts shall, at least annually, inform the...