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 PUBLIC LAW 100-297—APR. 28, 1988

102 STAT. 395

(2) 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 Alaskan Native Claims Settlement Act), which is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians, (3)(A) The term "tribal organization" means— (i) the recognized governing body of any Indian tribe, or (ii) any legally established organization of Indians which— (I) is controlled, sanctioned, or chartered by such governing body or is democratically elected by the adult members of the Indian community to be served by such organization, and (II) includes the maximum participation of Indians in all phases of its activities. (B) In any case in which a grant is provided under this part to an organization to perform services benefiting more than one Indian tribe, the approval of the governing bodies of Indian tribes representing 80 percent of those students attending the tribally controlled school shall be considered a sufficient tribal authorization for such grant. (4) The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior. (5) The term "tribally controlled school" means a school, operated by a tribe or a tribal organization, enrolling students in kindergarten through grade 12, including preschools, which is not a local educational agency and which is not directly administered by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. (6) The term "a local educational agency" means a public board of education or other public authority legally constituted within a State for either administrative control or direction of, or to perform a service function for, public elementary or secondary schools in a city, county, township, school district, or other political subdivision of a State, or such combination of school districts or counties as are recognized in a State as an administrative agency for its public elementary or secondary schools. Such term includes any other public institution or agency having administrative control and direction of a public elementary or secondary school. (7) The term "Bureau" means the Bureau of Indian Affairs of the Department of the Interior. PART C—DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SEC. 5301. SHORT TITLE.

Indian Education Act ° | ^ ^ ^ 2601

This part may be cited as the "Indian Education Act of 1988". note. Subpart 1—Financial Assistance to Local Educational Agencies for the Education of Indian Children SEC. 5311. DECLARATION OF POLICY.

In recognition of the special educational and culturally related academic needs of Indian students in the United States, Congress hereby declares it to be the policy of the United States to provide financial assistance to local educational agencies to develop and

25 USC 2601.

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