Amendment #1 to H3736

Sheltered English Immersion Definition

Representatives Cabral of New Bedford, Vega of Holyoke and DuBois of Brockton move to amend the bill by inserting after section 25 the following section:-

“SECTION XX. Section 2 of chapter 71A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 25-29, the third sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:-

“Sheltered English immersion may include use of the native language to support and scaffold the student’s learning.”.