HB46 Seal of Biliteracy Bill signed by Governor Ivey
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Meesoon Han, executive director, in attendance for the signing of HB46 bill by Governor Ivey.
HB46 Seal of Biliteracy Bill was signed by Governor Ivey. This is a great day for Alabama students!!
AKEEP’s Executive Director, Meesoon Han, has been advocating for the Seal of Biliteracy in Alabama for the past several years, and it finally passed this year with Governor Ivey signing it into law on April 6th. The State Seal of Biliteracy allows high school graduates, proficient in English and at least one other world language, including American Sign Language to add this Seal to their diplomas and transcripts. According to the Bill, the purpose of the Seal of Biliteracy is as follows:
To encourage students to study languages.
To certify attainment of biliteracy.
To provide employers with a method of identifying people proficient in language and biliteracy skills.
To provide institutions of higher education with a method to recognize and give academic credit to applicants seeking admission.
To prepare students with 21st Century skills.
To recognize and promote world language instruction in public schools.
To strengthen intergroup relationships, affirm the value of diversity, and honor the multiple cultures and languages of a community.
The Seal of Biliteracy honors immigrants’ languages and recognizes their children’s foreign language proficiency, and credits it on their high school transcript for graduation units, future career, or college admission requirements.
What an awesome opportunity for native and non-native speakers. To begin your journey to receiving this seal, why not apply to our summer STARTALK 3-week Korean language immersion program. We offer not only a Korean language summer camp in July but KSL classes at Pike Road JR and SR High Schools and Community KSL, so talk to us about enrollment in this critical, prestigious, high demand language programs located in Montgomery County.
By Tiki Armstrong