[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 34, Volume 2]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

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))