{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-10-17i","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-17i","heading":"Encouragement of increased language instruction. Proficiency in language recognized on permanent record.","body":"(a) The Department of Education shall assist and encourage local and regional boards of education to institute two-way language programs and provide early second language instruction for English-speaking students.\n(b) The department shall encourage local and regional boards of education to recognize students' proficiency in languages other than their native languages on their permanent records.","path":["TITLE 10. EDUCATION AND CULTURE","CHAPTER 164*. EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES","PART I. GENERAL"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_164.htm#sec_10-17i","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:06:58Z","sha256":"3218e703507efcbc7f61f831d59998f3e6999a04f7e1cb56b9386bbe5f22f5d6","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-10-17h","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-10-17j"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}