amendments relating to bilingual education

amendments relating to bilingual education Sec. 607. (a) Section 306(a) of the Adult Education Act is amended by striking out “and” at the end of clause (10) of such section, by redesignating clause (11), and all references thereto, as clause (12), and by adding after clause (10) the following new clause: “(11) provide that special assistance be given to the needs of persons of limited English-speaking ability (as defined in section 703(a) of title VII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965), by providing bilingual adult education programs in which instruction is given in English and, to the extent necessary to allow such persons to progress effectively through the adult education program, in the native language of such persons, carried out in coordination with programs of bilingual education assisted under such title VII and bilingual vocational education programs under the Vocational Education Act of 1963; and” (b) (1) Section 309(b)(1) of such Act is amended by inserting a comma and “including methods for educating persons of limited English-speaking ability” immediately after “methods”. 88 Stat. 579 (2) Section 309(b)(2) of such Act is amended by inserting a comma and “including education for persons of limited English-speaking ability” immediately after “education”. (3) Section 311(d) of such Act is amended by inserting a comma and “including education for persons of limited English-speaking ability in which instruction is given in English and, to the extent necessary to allow such persons to progress effectively through the adult education program, in the native language of such persons” immediately after “adult education”.