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8. Power to make rules STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS Amending Act 22 of 2015.- A policy decision has been taken by the Government of Karnataka to ensure that, all students studying in standards I to X in all schools in the state to be taught Kannada language as one of the compulsory language in all classes in a phased manner from the academic year 2015-16 and it is considered necessary to appoint an officer not below the rank of Deputy Director of Public Instructions to be the Competent Authority to implement this policy decision. Hence, the Bill. [L.A. Bill No. 10 of 2015, File No. Samvyashae 10 Shasana 2015] [entry 25 of List III of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.] 2 KARNATAKA ACT NO. 22 OF 2015 (First Published in the Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary on the Second day of May, 2015) THE KANNADA LANGUAGE LEARNING ACT, 2015 (Received the assent of the Governor on the Twenty Ninth day of April, 2015) An Act to provide and ensure learning of Kannada as one of the language in all schools in the State of Karnataka. Whereas, a policy decision has been taken by the Government of Karnataka to ensure that all students studying in standards I to X in all schools in the State shall learn Kannada as one of the language in a phased manner from the academic year 2015-16. Be it enacted by the Karnataka State Legislature in the sixty-sixth year of the Republic of India as follows:-