HB2184 Summary

• Establishes minimum daily and weekly English language development requirements: 120 minutes per day (600 minutes per week) for K-5 students and 100 minutes per day (500 minutes per week) for grades 6-12 in structured English immersion programs.

• Requires the state board of education to adopt and approve both research-based structured English immersion models and alternative English instruction models for school districts and charter schools to implement.

• Renames the "Arizona Structured English Immersion Fund" to the "Arizona English Language Learner Fund" and clarifies funding mechanisms and budget request procedures for schools serving English language learners.

• Expands reporting requirements for the Office of English Language Acquisition Services to include detailed annual reports to state leadership on English language learner program effectiveness, student proficiency outcomes, and success metrics.

• Eliminates the reading fluency assessment requirement (alphabet and single-syllable word reading tests) previously mandated for monitoring English language learner progress.