[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR300.19]

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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
              CHAPTER III--OFFICE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND
            REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 
PART 300--ASSISTANCE TO STATES FOR THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart A--General
 
Sec. 300.19  Native language.

    (a) As used in this part, the term native language, if used with 
reference to an individual of limited English proficiency, means the 
following:
    (1) The language normally used by that individual, or, in the case 
of a child, the language normally used by the parents of the child, 
except as provided in paragraph (a)(2) of this section.
    (2) In all direct contact with a child (including evaluation of the 
child), the language normally used by the child in the home or learning 
environment.
    (b) For an individual with deafness or blindness, or for an 
individual with no written language, the mode of communication is that 
normally used by the individual (such as sign language, braille, or oral 
communication).

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1401(16))