SB 5712 - DIGEST
(SUBSTITUTED FOR - SEE 1ST SUB)

Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to administer the bilingual educator initiative, which is a long-term program to recruit, prepare, and mentor bilingual high school students to become future bilingual teachers and counselors.

Requires pilot projects to be implemented in two school districts east and two school districts west of the crest of the Cascade mountains.