relative to authorizing parents to remove children from the English Language Learner Program.

This bill allows parents to request that their children be removed from the English Language Learner program if the students are performing at grade level in reading and writing or have not received ELL services. It also mandates that students who have not received these services in the previous two years be automatically taken out of the program. If a school district disagrees with a removal, it must appeal the decision to the state board of education. The law is designed to give families more control over their children's educational placement within the ELL system.