H.R. 4766 · 109th Congress
Esther Martinez Native American Languages Preservation Act of 2006
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- House Introduced Feb 15, 2006
- House Passed Sep 27, 2006
- Senate Passed Dec 6, 2006
- President To the President Dec 11, 2006
- President Signed Dec 14, 2006
- Law Dec 14, 2006
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.
What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Dec 14, 2006
(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 Native American students. Requires applicants for language survival school funding to have at least three years of experience in running such a school, a Native American language nest, or any other educational program in which instruction is conducted in a Native American language.
Requires that Native American language restoration programs: (1) operate at least one Native American language program for the community they serve; (2) train teachers of such languages; and (3) develop Native American language instructional materials.
Authorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2012.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Esther Martinez Native American Languages Preservation Act of 2006
Also known as: Native American Languages Preservation Act of 2006
Latest action (Dec 14, 2006): Became Public Law No: 109-394.
Policy area: Native Americans · Origin: House · Introduced: Feb 15, 2006
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- House Introduced Feb 15, 2006
- House Passed Sep 27, 2006
- Senate Passed Dec 6, 2006
- President To the President Dec 11, 2006
- President Signed Dec 14, 2006
- Law Dec 14, 2006
No recorded floor vote found.