15.1-38-01.1. English language learner - Definition
English language learner means a student who:
1. Is at least five years of age but has not reached the age of twenty-one before August
first of the year of enrollment;
2. Is enrolled in a school district in this state;
3. Has a primary language other than English or comes from an environment in which a
language other than English significantly impacts the individual's level of English
language proficiency; and
4. Has difficulty speaking, reading, writing, and understanding English, as evidenced by a
language proficiency test approved by the superintendent of public instruction and
aligned to the state English language proficiency standards and the state language
proficiency test.
