H.C.R. NO. 92 - Mandarin Chinese Language Curriculum

• Requests the Department of Education to establish Mandarin Chinese language curriculum in public high schools available by the 2015-2016 academic school year.

• Cites China's status as the world's second-largest economy with potential to surpass the United States within two decades, and the U.S. Department of Defense's classification of Mandarin as a critical needs foreign language.

• Notes that learning Mandarin Chinese develops cognitive and academic skills not addressed by other foreign languages due to its tone and character structure.

• Directs certified copies of the resolution be transmitted to the Chairperson of the Board of Education and the Superintendent of Education.