Return-Path: <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id i0RCY8I29388; Tue, 27 Jan 2004 07:34:08 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2004 07:34:08 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <c4.3e2f6e8.2d47b384@aol.com> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Sandees32605@aol.com To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:9811] Re: Florida registration forms X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Mailer: AOL 5.0 for Mac sub 28 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Status: O Content-Length: 1190 Lines: 34 In a message dated 1/26/04 10:07:38 PM, swsalas@uga.edu writes: << Could you explain more about what the Florida Consent Decree is? Spencer >> The Decree was part of the settlement of a law suit brought against the Fl DOE by an organization called League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) in 1990. The following is quoted from the FL DOE website: The Consent Decree is the State of Florida's framework for compliance with the following federal and state laws and jurisprudence regarding the education of limited English proficient (LEP) students: Title VI and VII Civil Rights Act of 1964 Office of Civil Rigts Memorandum (Standards for Title VI Compliance) of May 25, 1970 Requirements based on the Supreme Court decision in Lau v. Nichols, 1974 Equal Education Opportunities Act of 1974 Requirements of the Vocational Education Guidelines, 1979 Requirements based on the Fifth Circuit court decision in Castaņeda v. Pickard, 1981 Requirements based on the Supreme Court decision in Plyler v. Doe, 1982 Americans with Disabilities Act (PL 94-142) Florida Education Equity Act, 1984 Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 Sue Sandeen, ESOL Alachua Cty., FL
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