1995 US Code
Title 25 - INDIANS
CHAPTER 22 - BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS PROGRAMS
Sec. 2026 - Definitions

View Metadata

§2026. Definitions

For the purpose of this chapter, unless otherwise specified—

(1) the term “agency school board” means a body, the members of which are appointed by the school boards of the schools located within such agency, and the number of such members shall be determined by the Secretary in consultation with the affected tribes, except that, in agencies serving a single school, the school board of such school shall fulfill these duties;

(2) the term “Bureau” means the Bureau of Indian Affairs of the Department of the Interior;

(3) the term “Bureau funded school” means—

(A) a Bureau school;

(B) a contract school; or

(C) a school for which assistance is provided under the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988 [25 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.];

(4) the term “Bureau school” means a Bureau operated elementary or secondary day or boarding school or a Bureau operated dormitory for students attending a school other than a Bureau school;

(5) the term “contract or grant school” means an elementary or secondary school or a dormitory which receives financial assistance for its operation under a contract, grant, or agreement with the Bureau under section 450f, 450h(a), or 458d of this title) or under the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2504) [25 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.];

(6) the term “education line officer” means education personnel under the supervision of the Director, whether located in central, area, or agency offices;

(7) the term “financial plan” means a plan of services to be provided by each Bureau school;

(8) the term “Indian organization” means any group, association, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity owned or controlled by a federally recognized Indian tribe or tribes, or a majority of whose members are members of federally recognized Indian tribes;

(9) the term “local educational agency” means a board of education or other legally constituted local school authority having administrative control and direction of free public education in a county, township, independent, or other school district located within a State, and includes any State agency which directly operates and maintains facilities for providing free public education;

(10) the term “local school board”, when used with respect to a Bureau school, means a body chosen in accordance with the laws of the tribe to be served or, in the absence of such laws, elected by the parents of the Indian children attending the school, except that in schools serving a substantial number of students from different tribes, the members shall be appointed by the governing bodies of the tribes affected, and the number of such members shall be determined by the Secretary in consultation with the affected tribes;

(11) the term “Office” means the Office of Indian Education Programs within the Bureau;

(12) the term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior;

(13) the term “supervisor” means the individual in the position of ultimate authority at a Bureau school; and

(14) the term “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 Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act [43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.] which is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians.

(Pub. L. 95–561, title XI, §1146, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title III, §381, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 4015.)

References in Text

The Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988, referred to in pars. (3)(C) and (5), is part B (§§5201–5212) of title V of Pub. L. 100–297, Apr. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 385, which is classified generally to chapter 27 (§2501 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2501 of this title and Tables.

The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, referred to in par. (14), is Pub. L. 92–203, Dec. 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 688, as amended, which is classified generally to chapter 33 (§1601 et seq.) of Title 43, Public Lands. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1601 of Title 43 and Tables.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in section 2012 of this title.