S 211 · 107th Congress · Native Americans

Native American Education Improvement Act of 2001

Introduced 2001-01-30· Sponsored by Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
Senate Vote
4
House
5
Enacted
Latest: Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.(2001-04-04)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Native American Education Improvement Act of 2001 - Amends the Education Amendments of 1978 to revise requirements relating to education programs of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) of the Department of the Interior. Sets forth requirements for accreditation, and requires published minimum academic standards to be revised and applied to BIA-funded schools not otherwise accredited. Permits BIA-funded schools to elect to meet the applicable standards or be accredited by a tribal, regional, or State accrediting body. Requires the BIA to establish fiscal and accounting standards for all contract and grant schools. Revises requirements relating to: (1) tribal approval for closure or consolidation of certain BIA-funded schools or programs; (2) consideration of applications for contracts or grants for non-BIA-funded schools or for expansion of BIA-funded schools; (3) geographical attendance areas for BIA-funded schools; (4) school facilities construction; (5) BIA-education functions; (6) review and revision of an allotment formula for funding BIA-funded schools; (7) administrative cost grants to tribes or tribal organizations operating grant or contract schools; (8) the system of unifor…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (1)

1 Democrat