1.   In addition the plain language requirements will also need an enactment.

2.   American education has to a large extent abandoned foreign language requirements for admission to college, which had led to their often no longer being offered at lower levels.

3.   A federal appeals court ruled last year that the language requirement violated federal antidiscrimination regulations, turning the case into a rallying point for the English-only movement.

4.   A spokesman for the California Department of Insurance said there is no record of previous complaints against insurance companies for language requirements.

5.   All he has left is the language requirement, one class each in the winter and spring quarters, he said.

6.   But in at least two of the states, the language requirements apply to advanced diplomas.

7.   Colleges that have dropped the once common foreign language requirement should consider reinstating it.

8.   Critics, including teacher unions and administrators, said a language requirement would overburden the schools.

9.   Disabled students also will no longer be allowed to waive math and foreign language requirements, according to the suit.

10.   Hayden said one solution would be to keep a demanding language requirement, but to move it to the earlier grades.