Functional workplace Spanish transcript designation

Sec. 12. (a) Beginning with the 2017-2018 school year, a student who successfully completes Spanish language courses that include the elements set forth in subsection (b) is eligible to receive a functional workplace Spanish designation on the student's transcript for the course described in subsection (b). (b) The department shall develop a Spanish language course description and corresponding academic standards under this section that include: (1) appropriate salutations, structures, vocabulary, and conversation, with a focus on vocabulary that is necessary for various work environments; (2) culturally appropriate communications for a variety of work related interactions; and (3) skills related to all language domains, including: (A) speaking; (B) listening; (C) reading; and (D) writing. (c) A school corporation may implement a curriculum based upon the course standards developed by the department to allow a student to receive a functional workplace Spanish designation on the student's transcript upon the successful completion of the course of study. As added by P.L.160-2016, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.162-2017, SEC.2.