H.R. 4766 · 109th Congress · enacted
Esther Martinez Native American Languages Preservation Act of 2006
Became Public Law No: 109-394.
Latest official action 2006-12-14 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on September 27, 2006. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Esther Martinez Native American Languages Preservation Act of 2006 - Amends the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, as part of the Native American languages grant program, to make three-year grants for educational Native American language nests, survival schools, and restoration programs. Requires that Native American language nests: (1) provide instruction and child care through the use of a Native American language for at least 10 children under the age of seven for an average of at least 500 hours per year per student; (2) provide classes in such language for the parents of such students; and (3) use such language as the dominant medium of instruction in the nest. Requires that Native American language survival schools: (1) provide an average of at least 500 hours of instruction per year per student through the use of at least one Native American language for at least 15 students for whom the school is their principal school; (2) develop instructional courses and materials that service the goal of making all students fluent in such a language and proficient in mathematics, reading, and science; (3) provide teacher training; and (4) be located in areas having high concentrations of N…
Congressional Research Service · 2006-12-14
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