E0797 IMMIGRANT-INDICATOR-CODE

Element
ID


Name

Date
Issued

Date
Updated

E0797

IMMIGRANT-INDICATOR-CODE

4/10/89

3/17/10

Definition

IMMIGRANT-INDICATOR-CODE indicates whether the student is an identified immigrant under the definition found under Title III of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB), where the term ‘immigrant children and youth’ is defined as, “individuals who are aged 3 through 21; were not born in any state; and have not been attending one or more schools in any one or more states for more than 3 full academic years. The term ‘State’ means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. (See P.L. 107-110 Title III, Part C, § 3301(6).)

Code Table ID

 

Domain of Values

C088

   

Special Instructions

Immigrant status under the Title III – Language Instruction for Limited English Proficient and Immigrant Students of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, should not be confused with immigrant status as defined for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Districts should not assume responsibility for determining the extent to which students are legal or illegal immigrants under DHS regulations. Definition of immigrant should not be confused with definition used for state assessment purposes or definition used for student eligibility to English I for Speakers of Other Languages or English II for Speakers of Other Languages taught in high school.

Texas is required to use the federal definition under Title III of NCLB in order to determine immigrant student counts for funding and for coding in PEIMS.

Contact the NCLB Program Coordination Division for clarifications regarding immigrant status at 512-463-9374.

Data Specifications

Length

Type

Pattern

1

CODED

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