[2] It preserves the requirement that public schools ensure students obtain an English language proficiency, require school districts to solicit parent/community input in developing language acquisition programs, require instruction to ensure English acquisition as rapidly and effectively as possible, and authorize school districts to establish dual–language immersion programs for both native and non–native English speakers.

Proposition 227 also required limited English proficient students who were in separate classes to be put into regular classes, ended bilingual programs, and required students to be taught in an English-only environment.

[4] Under Proposition 58, the public school systems will have the right to choose the way they see as appropriate for their students to learn English more swiftly.

[3] A California Department of Education spokesperson anticipated a shortage of bilingual teachers under Proposition 58.

The number of bilingual credentials had fallen after Proposition 227's passage.