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| Title | Native Languages Preservation Act Passes |
| Body | Esther Martinez Act passes H.R. 4766, the Esther Martinez Native Languages Preservation Act of 2006, has passed both houses of Congress and has been signed into law by President Bush. The bill was introduced by Representatives Heather Wilson (R-NM) and Rick Renzi (R-AZ) and passed the House on a bi-partisan vote in September. It passed the Senate on December 6 during the lame duck session and was signed by the President this week. It is now Public Law 109-394. PL 109-394 does not create a new program. Instead, it permits new uses of grant funds in the current program of assistance to heritage language restoration efforts through the Administration for Native Americans. In particular it will allow a focus on grants that help create Native language fluency through immersion programs. The Act does not alter English proficiency requirements contained in current law, but simply provides additional opportunities to preserve Native languages. For the full text of the Esther Martinez Act go to: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:h.r.04766: Society for the Study of Indigenous Languages of the Americas, Bulletin #250. |
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| Inputdate | 2006-12-23 01:52:18 |
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| Publishdate | 2006-12-25 00:00:00 |
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