IC 20-30-9-12: Duties of division

Sec. 12. The division:

(1) shall aid school corporations in developing bilingual-bicultural programs by:

(A) evaluating instructional materials;

(B) compiling material on the theory and practice of bilingual-bicultural instruction;

(C) encouraging innovative programs; and

(D) otherwise providing technical assistance to the corporations;

(2) shall aid school corporations in developing and administering in-service training programs for school administrators and personnel involved in bilingual-bicultural programs;

(3) shall monitor and evaluate bilingual-bicultural programs conducted by school corporations;

(4) shall make an annual report on the status of the bilingual-bicultural programs to the governor and the general assembly;

(5) shall establish bilingual-bicultural educational resource centers for the use of the school corporations; and

(6) may establish guidelines to implement this chapter.

A report made under subdivision (4) to the general assembly must be in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.