Section 20-30-14.5-3 - State certificate of biliteracy created(a) The state certificate of biliteracy is created to: (1) encourage students to study languages;(2) certify the attainment of biliteracy;(3) provide employers with a method of identifying individuals with language and biliteracy skills;(4) provide postsecondary educational institutions with an additional method to recognize applicants for admission;(5) prepare students with twenty-first century skills;(6) recognize the value of foreign language and native language instruction in public schools; and(7) strengthen intergroup relationships, affirm the value of diversity, and honor the multiple cultures and languages of a community.(b) The receipt of the certificate demonstrates the attainment of a high level of proficiency by a graduate of a public or a state accredited nonpublic high school, sufficient for meaningful use in college and a career, in one (1) or more languages in addition to English.(c) A school corporation, a charter school, or a state accredited nonpublic high school is not required to participate in the certificate program.Amended by P.L. 92-2020,SEC. 63, eff. 3/18/2020.Added by P.L. 226-2015, SEC. 2, eff. 7/1/2015.