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 PUBLIC LAW 100-297—APR. 28, 1988

102 STAT. 285

organization, or institution) to assess the needs of the children in the area to be served for programs of the type authorized in this title and to carry out such programs for the children. "SEC. 7022. INDIAN CHILDREN IN SCHOOLS.

20 USC 3292.

"(a) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—For the purpose of carrying out programs Alaska, under this title for individuals served by elementary, secondary, or postsecondary schools operated predominantly for Indian or Alaskan Native children, an Indian tribe or a tribally sanctioned educational authority may be considered to be a local educational agency as such term is used in this title, subject to the following qualifications: "(1) The term 'Indian tribe' means any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska Native village or regional or village corporation as defined in or established pursuant to the Alsiskan Native Claims Settlement Act (85 Stat. 688) which is recognized for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians. "(2) The term 'tribally sanctioned educational authority' means any department or division of education operating within the administrative structure of the duly constituted governing body of an Indian tribe, as well as any nonprofit institution or organization which is chartered by the governing body of an Indian tribe to operate any such school or otherwise to oversee delivery of educational services to members of that tribe and which is approved by the Secretary for the purposes of this section. "(b) BUREAU OP INDIAN AFFAIRS SCHOOLS.—From the sums appropriated pursuant to section 7002(b), the Secretary is authorized to make payments to the applicants to carry out programs of bilingual education for Indian children on reservations served by elementary and secondary schools operated or funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. "(c) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Assistant Secretary of the Interior for

the Bureau of Indian Affairs shall submit to the Congress, the President, and the Secretary by September 30 of each year an annual report which provides— "(1) an assessment of the needs of the Indian children with respect to the purposes of this title in schools operated or funded by the Department of the Interior, including those tribes and local educational agencies receiving assistance under the Johnson-O'Malley Act (25 U.S.C. 452 et seq.); and "(2) an assessment of the extent to which such needs are being met by funds provided to such schools for educational purposes through the Secretary of the Interior.

"PART B—DATA COLLECTION, EVALUATION, AND RESEARCH "SEC. 7031. USE OF FUNDS.

"Funds available under this part shall be used for (1) collecting data on the number of limited English proficient persons and the educational services available to such persons, (2) evaluating the operation and effectiveness of programs assisted under this title, (3) conducting research to improve the effectiveness of bilingual edu-

20 USC 3301.

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