California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 52164.4

Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1339, Sec. 14. Operative July 1, 1981, by Sec. 39 of Ch. 1339.

If a previously untested pupil enrolling in a school for the first time speaks a language other than English in the home, such pupil shall be enrolled as a pupil of limited English proficiency in a bilingual program pursuant to subdivision (a), (b), (c), (e), or (f) of Section 52163 at least until that child has been assessed pursuant to Section 52164.

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Cal. Educ. Code § 52164.4 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/edc/title-2-elementary-and-secondary-education/division-4-instruction-and-services/part-28-general-instructional-programs/chapter-7-bilingual-education/article-3-bilingual-bicultural-education-act-of-1976/section-52164.4

Other sections in Article 3 - Bilingual-Bicultural Education Act of 1976

§ 52160§ 52161§ 52162§ 52163§ 52163.5§ 52163.6§ 52164§ 52164.1§ 52164.2§ 52164.3…§ 52169§ 52170§ 52171§ 52172§ 52173§ 52174§ 52175§ 52176§ 52177§ 52178

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