Texas HB1581 amends bilingual education and special language program requirements to prioritize student needs and close learning gaps.

Texas HB1581 amends the Education Code to enhance bilingual education and special language programs in public schools. The commissioner, in collaboration with relevant stakeholders, must develop training materials to improve school administrators' understanding of bilingual education and dual language immersion programs. The agency must adopt rules for robust monitoring of these programs, ensuring they meet student needs and close learning gaps for emergent bilingual students.

Texas HB1581 amends bilingual education and special language program requirements to prioritize student needs and close learning gaps.

Texas HB1581 amends the Education Code to enhance bilingual education and special language programs in public schools. The commissioner, in collaboration with relevant stakeholders, must develop training materials to improve school administrators' understanding of bilingual education and dual language immersion programs. The agency must adopt rules for robust monitoring of these programs, ensuring they meet student needs and close learning gaps for emergent bilingual students.