1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 3163 as follows:
1.2Page 22, after line 18, insert:

1.3    "Sec. 16. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.
1.4The commissioner of education shall adopt rules consistent with chapter 14 which
1.5provide English language proficiency standards for instruction of students identified
1.6as limited English proficient under Minnesota Statutes, sections 124D.58 to 124D.64.
1.7The English language proficiency standards must encompass the language domains of
1.8listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The English language proficiency standards must
1.9reflect social and academic dimensions of acquiring a second language that are accepted
1.10of English language learners in prekindergarten through grade 12. The English language
1.11proficiency standards must address the specific contexts for language acquisition in the
1.12areas of social and instructional settings as well as academic language encountered in
1.13language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies. The English language proficiency
1.14standards must express the progression of language development through language
1.15proficiency levels. The English language proficiency standards must be implemented
1.16for all limited English proficient students beginning in the 2011-2012 school year and
1.17assessed beginning in the 2012-2013 school year."
1.18Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
1.19Amend the title accordingly