---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 39.131"
title: "25"
number: "39.131"
heading: "What is a Language Development Program?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/39.131"
---

# §39.131. What is a Language Development Program?


A Language Development program is one that serves students who either:

- (a) Are not proficient in spoken or written English;
- (b) Are not proficient in any language;
- (c) Are learning their Native language for the purpose of maintenance or language restoration and enhancement;
- (d) Are being instructed in their Native language; or
- (e) **Are learning non-language subjects in their Native language.**

## Notes

### Source

Source: 70 FR 22205, Apr. 28, 2005, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 25 U.S.C. 13, 2008; Public Law 107-110, 115 Stat. 1425.

### Source

Source: 44 FR 61864, Oct. 26, 1979, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 47 FR 13327, Mar. 30, 1982.