Sec. 3. (a) The state certificate of biliteracy is created to: (1) encourage students to study languages; (2) certify the attainment of biliteracy; (3) provide employers with a method of identifying individuals with language and biliteracy skills; (4) provide postsecondary educational institutions with an additional method to recognize applicants for admission; (5) prepare students with twenty-first century skills; and (6) recognize the value of foreign language and native language instruction in public schools. (b) The receipt of the certificate demonstrates the attainment of a high level of proficiency by a graduate of a public or a state accredited nonpublic high school, sufficient for meaningful use in college and a career, in one (1) or more languages in addition to English. (c) A school corporation, a charter school, or a state accredited nonpublic high school is not required to participate in the certificate program.
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