(1) Each state university shall institute English language proficiency assessment for all instructors, including teaching assistants, for whom English is not their primary language. The instructors shall be evaluated periodically to demonstrate their ability to deliver all lectures and oral presentations in an English speech pattern which the students understand.
(2) Subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to the teaching of foreign language courses.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 164.297

  • Foreign: when applied to a corporation, partnership, limited partnership, business trust, statutory trust, or limited liability company, includes all those incorporated or formed by authority of any other state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

(3) If an instructor receives an unsatisfactory evaluation, he shall have one (1) semester to demonstrate his ability. If an instructor receives a second unsatisfactory evaluation, his employment shall be terminated.
Effective: July 14, 1992
History: Created 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 407, sec. 1, effective July 14, 1992.