108 STAT. 4014
PUBLIC LAW 103-382—OCT. 20, 1994
purpose of planning and coordinating all educational programs of
the tribe.
"(b) Grants provided under this section shall—
"(1) be based on applications from the governing body of
the tribe,
"(2) reflect factors such as geographic and population diversity,
Oklahoma.
"(3) facilitate tribal control in all matters relating to the
education of Indian children on Indian reservations and on
former Indian reservations in Oklahoma,
"(4) provide for the development of coordinated educational
programs on Indian reservations (including all preschool,
elementary, secondary, and higher or vocational educational
programs funded by tribal. Federal, or other sources) by
encouraging tribal administrative support of all Bureau funded
educational programs as well as encouraging tribal cooperation
and coordination with all educational programs receiving financial support from State agencies, other Federal agencies, or
private entities,
"(5) provide for the development and enforcement of tribal
educational codes, including tribal educational policies and
tribal standards applicable to curriculum, personnel, students,
facilities, and support programs, and
"(6) otherwise comply with regulations for grants under
section 103(a) of the Indian Self-Determination and Educational
Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450h) that are in effect on the date
application for such grants are made.
"(c)(1) In approving and funding applications for grants under
this section, the Secretary shall give priority to any application
that—
"(A) includes assurances from the majority of Bureau
funded schools located within the boundaries of the reservation
of the applicant that the tribal department of education to
be funded under this section will provide coordinating services
and technical assistance to all of such schools, including the
submission to each applicable agency of a unified application
for funding for all of such schools which provides that—
"(i) no administrative costs other than those attributable to the individual programs of such schools will be
associated with the unified application, and
"(ii) the distribution of all funds received under the
unified application will be equal to the amount of funds
provided by the applicable agency to which each of such
schools is entitled under law,
"(B) includes assurances from the tribal governing body
that the tribal department of education funded under this section will administer all contracts or grants (except those covered
by the other provisions of this title and the Trioally Controlled
Community College Assistance Act of 1978) for education programs administered by the tribe and will coordinate all of
the programs to the greatest extent possible,
"(C) includes assurances for the monitoring and auditing
by or through the tribal department of education of all education programs for which funds are provided by contract or
grant to ensure that the programs meet the requirements of
law, and
"(D) provides a plan and schedule for—
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