2005 North Carolina Code - General Statutes § 115C-210.4. Duties of the Council.

§ 115C‑210.4.  Duties of the Council.

It shall be the duty of the Advisory Council:

(1)       To advise the State Board of Education on ways to meet more effectively the educational needs of Indian students;

(2)       To advocate meaningful programs to reduce and eventually eliminate low achievement and concurrent high attrition rates among American Indian students;

(3)       To prepare an annual report on a fiscal year basis on the status of Indian education, said report to be presented to the State Board of Education and to the various Indian tribal organizations at the statewide Indian Unity Conference;

(4)       To work closely with the Division of Indian Education in the Department of Public Instruction to improve coordination and communication between and among programs;

(5)       To advise the State Board of Education on any other aspect of Indian education when requested by the State Board to do so. (1987 (Reg. Sess., 1988), c. 1084, s. 1; 1997‑456, s. 27.)