2018 US Code
Title 25 - Indians
Chapter 22 - Bureau of Indian Affairs Programs
Sec. 2002 - National criteria for home-living situations
25 U.S.C. § 2002 (2018) |
§2002. National criteria for home-living situations |
(a) Revision of standards
(1) In general
The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, Indian organizations and tribes, and Bureau-funded schools, shall revise the national standards for home-living (dormitory) situations to include such factors as heating, lighting, cooling, adult-child ratios, needs for counselors (including special needs related to off-reservation home-living (dormitory) situations), therapeutic programs, space, and privacy. Such standards shall be implemented in Bureau-operated schools, and shall serve as minimum standards for contract or grant schools. Once established, any revisions of such standards shall be developed according to the requirements established under section 2017 of this title. The Secretary shall implement the revised standards established under this section immediately upon completion of the standards. (c) Plan (1) In generalThe Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, the tribes, and the affected schools, and publish in the Federal Register, a detailed plan to bring all Bureau-funded schools that provide home-living (dormitory) situations up to the standards established under this section. The plan described in paragraph (1) shall include— (A) a statement of the relative needs of each Bureau-funded home-living (dormitory) school; (B) projected future needs of each Bureau-funded home-living (dormitory) school; (C) detailed information on the status of each school in relation to the standards established under this section; (D) specific cost estimates for meeting each standard for each such school; (E) aggregate cost estimates for bringing all such schools into compliance with the criteria established under this section; and (F) specific timelines for bringing each school into compliance with such standards. A tribal governing body or local school board may, in accordance with this subsection, waive the standards established under this section for a school described in subsection (a). A tribal governing body, or the local school board so designated by the tribal governing body, may waive, in whole or in part, the standards established under this section if such standards are determined by such body or board to be inappropriate for the needs of students from that tribe. The tribal governing body or school board involved shall, not later than 60 days after providing a waiver under subparagraph (A) for a school, submit to the Director a proposal for alternative standards that take into account the specific needs of the tribe's children. Such alternative standards shall be established by the Director for the school involved unless specifically rejected by the Director for good cause and in writing provided to the affected tribes or local school board. No school in operation on or before July 1, 1999 (regardless of compliance or noncompliance with the standards established under this section), may be closed, transferred to another authority, or consolidated, and no program of such a school may be substantially curtailed, because the school failed to meet such standards. |
(Pub. L. 95–561, title XI, §1122, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title X, §1042, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 2018.) |
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 2002, Pub. L. 95–561, title XI, §1122, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title III, §381, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3984; amended Pub. L. 105–362, title VIII, §801(c)(2), Nov. 10, 1998, 112 Stat. 3288, related to national criteria for dormitory situations, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 107–110. Another prior section 2002, Pub. L. 95–561, title XI, §1122, Nov. 1, 1978, 92 Stat. 2318; Pub. L. 96–46, §2(b)(5), Aug. 6, 1979, 93 Stat. 341; Pub. L. 96–88, title III, §301(a)(1), title V, §507, Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 677, 692; Pub. L. 100–297, title V, §5105, Apr. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 367, related to national criteria for dormitory situations, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 103–382. EFFECTIVE DATESection effective Jan. 8, 2002, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see section 5 of Pub. L. 107–110, set out as a note under section 6301 of Title 20, Education. |
United States Code, 2018 Edition, Title 25 - INDIANS |
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Title 25 - INDIANS CHAPTER 22 - BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS PROGRAMS Sec. 2002 - National criteria for home-living situations |
section 2002 |
2018 |
January 14, 2019 |
No |
standard |
92 Stat. 2318 93 Stat. 341, 677 102 Stat. 367 108 Stat. 3984 112 Stat. 3288 115 Stat. 2018 |
Public Law 95-561, Public Law 96-46, Public Law 96-88, Public Law 100-297, Public Law 103-382, Public Law 105-362, Public Law 107-110 |