25 U.S.C. § 2020 : US Code - Section 2020: Tribal departments or divisions of education

Search 25 U.S.C. § 2020 : US Code - Section 2020: Tribal departments or divisions of education

(a) In general
Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary
shall make grants and provide technical assistance to tribes for
the development and operation of tribal departments or divisions of
education for the purpose of planning and coordinating all
educational programs of the tribe.
(b) Applications
For a tribe to be eligible to receive a grant under this section,
the governing body of the tribe shall submit an application to the
Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such
information as the Secretary may require.
(c) Diversity
The Secretary shall award grants under this section in a manner
that fosters geographic and population diversity.
(d) Use
Tribes that receive grants under this section shall use the funds
made available through the grants -
(1) to facilitate tribal control in all matters relating to the
education of Indian children on reservations (and on former
Indian reservations in Oklahoma);
(2) to provide for the development of coordinated educational
programs (including all preschool, elementary, secondary, and
higher or vocational educational programs funded by tribal,
Federal, or other sources) on reservations (and on former Indian
reservations in Oklahoma) by encouraging tribal administrative
support of all Bureau-funded educational programs as well as
encouraging tribal cooperation and coordination with entities
carrying out all educational programs receiving financial support
from other Federal agencies, State agencies, or private entities;
and
(3) to provide for the development and enforcement of tribal
educational codes, including tribal educational policies and
tribal standards applicable to curriculum, personnel, students,
facilities, and support programs.
(e) Priorities
In making grants under this section, the Secretary shall give
priority to any application that -
(1) includes -
(A) assurances that the applicant serves three or more
separate Bureau-funded schools; and
(B) assurances from the applicant that the tribal department
of education to be funded under this section will provide
coordinating services and technical assistance to all of such
schools;
(2) includes assurances that all education programs for which
funds are provided by such a contract or grant will be monitored
and audited, by or through the tribal department of education, to
ensure that the programs meet the requirements of law; and
(3) provides a plan and schedule that -
(A) provides for -
(i) the assumption, by the tribal department of education,
of all assets and functions of the Bureau agency office
associated with the tribe, to the extent the assets and
functions relate to education; and
(ii) the termination by the Bureau of such functions and
office at the time of such assumption; and
(B) provides that the assumption shall occur over the term of
the grant made under this section, except that, when mutually
agreeable to the tribal governing body and the Assistant
Secretary, the period in which such assumption is to occur may
be modified, reduced, or extended after the initial year of the
grant.
(f) Time period of grant
Subject to the availability of appropriated funds, a grant
provided under this section shall be provided for a period of 3
years. If the performance of the grant recipient is satisfactory to
the Secretary, the grant may be renewed for additional 3-year
terms.
(g) Terms, conditions, or requirements
A tribe that receives a grant under this section shall comply
with regulations relating to grants made under section 450h(a) of
this title that are in effect on the date that the tribal governing
body submits the application for the grant under subsection (b) of
this section. The Secretary shall not impose any terms, conditions,
or requirements on the provision of grants under this section that
are not specified in this section.
(h) Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$2,000,000.