Section 228.20   Public School Bilingual Census

a)         No later than the first day of March of each year, every school district shall submit a bilingual census report for that school year to the State Superintendent of Education (Section 14C-3 of the School Code [105 ILCS 5/14C-3]).  The bilingual census report shall be submitted on forms provided by the Superintendent and shall include:

1)         the number of students of non-English background in each attendance center, as identified via the home language survey;

2)         the number of those students who have been identified as having limited English proficiency based on the results of the prescribed screening instrument or the English language proficiency assessment and other factors discussed in Section 228.15(e) or Section 228.25(c) of this Part; and

3)         the home languages, ages, and grade or achievement levels of the students identified as having limited English proficiency.

b)         A district may use the number of students who have been identified in its census report as having limited English proficiency and who are thus eligible for bilingual education services as a preliminary count for the purpose of submitting a program application pursuant to Section 228.50 of this Part.

(Source:  Amended at 30 Ill. Reg. 17434, effective October 23, 2006)