“Language mode” means the method of communication used by hard-of-hearing and deaf children that may include the use of sign language to send or receive messages or the use of spoken language, with or without visual signs or cues.

(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1126, Sec. 3. Effective September 30, 1994. Implementation contingent upon funding, as prescribed by Sec. 6 of Ch. 1126.)