School districts are required to abide by a set of assurances when developing and implementing programs and services to students classified as English Language Learners (ELLs), and are required to ensure school- and district- level personnel comply with all the requirements and provisions set forth in the laws, rules, regulations, and federal court orders listed below: 

The requirements set forth in Section 1003.56, Florida Statutes; 

The requirements set forth in Rules 6A-6.0900 - 6A-6.0909; 6A; 6A-6.09091; 6A-1.09432, Florida Administrative Code (FAC.), and other applicable State Board of Education Rules;  

The requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001; 

The requirements of the Consent Decree in the League of United Latin American Citizens et al. v. the State Board of Education, 1990; 

The requirements of the Florida Educational Equity Act, 1984; 

The requirements based on the Fifth Circuit Court decision in Castañeda v. Pickard, 1981; 

The requirements based on the Supreme Court decision in Plyler v. DOE, 1980; 

The requirements based on the Supreme Court decision in Lau v. Nichols, 1974; 

The requirements of the equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974; 

The Requirements of Section 504 Rehabilitation Act of 1973; 

The requirements of the Office of Civil Rights Memorandum of May 25, 1970; 

The requirements of the Title VI and VII Civil Rights Act of 1964; and  

The requirements of the Office of Civil Rights Standards for the Title VI Compliance.