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 102 STAT. 358

PUBLIC LAW 100-297—APR. 28, 1988 and chapter 2 of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965)".

TITLE IV—EDUCATION FOR NATIVE HAWAIIANS 20 USC 4901.

SEC. 4001. FINDINGS.

The Congress finds and declares that— (1) the Federal Government retains the legal responsibility to enforce the administration of the State of Hawairs public trust responsibility for the betterment of the conditions of Native Hawaiians; (2) in furtherance of the responsibility for the betterment of the conditions of Native Hawaiians, Congress has the power to specially legislate for the benefit of Native Hawaiians; (3) the attainment of educational success is critical to the betterment of the conditions of Native Hawaiians; (4) it is the policy of the Federal Government to encourage the maximum participation of Native Hawaiians in the planning and management of Native Hawaiian Education Programs; (5) Native Hawaiian students score below national norms on standardized education achievement tests; (6) both public and private schools show a pattern of low percentages of Native Hawaiian students in the uppermost achievement levels and in gifted and talented programs; (7) Native Hawaiian students are over-represented among those qualifying for special education programs provided to learning disabled, educable mentally retarded, handicapped, and other such students; (8) Native Hawaiians are disproportionately represented in many negative social and physical statistics, indicative of special educational needs— (A) lower educational attainment among Native Hawaiians has been found to relate to lower socioeconomic outcomes; (B) Native Hawaiian students are disproportionately under-represented in Institutions of Higher Education; (C) Native Hawaiians are under-represented in both traditional white collar professions, health care professions, and the newly emerging technology based professions and are over-represented in service occupations; (D) Native Hawaiians are beset with multiple health problems; (E) Native Hawaiian children are disproportionately victimized by child abuse and neglect, a signal of family stress; and (F) there are and will continue to be geographically rural isolated areas with a high Native Hawaiian population density; and (9) special efforts in education recognizing the unique cultural and historical circumstances of Native Hawaiians are required 20 USC 4902.

SEC. 4002. PURPOSE.

It is the purpose of this title to—

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