Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 20 > Article 30 > Chapter 9 - Bilingual and Bicultural Instruction

• bilingual-bicultural instruction: means the use of written and spoken English and a non-English language to teach students. See Indiana Code 20-30-9-1
• bilingual-bicultural program: means a course of bilingual-bicultural instruction for non-English dominant students, designed to meet the students' language skill needs as soon as possible. See Indiana Code 20-30-9-2
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• division: means the division of migrant bilingual-bicultural education of the department. See Indiana Code 20-30-9-3
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• non-English dominant students: means students who have difficulty performing in classes conducted solely in English because:

  Indiana Code 20-30-9-4

• United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5