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PUBLIC LAW 95-000—MMMM. DD, 1978

PUBLIC LAW 95-561—NOV. 1, 1978 any, to be taken by the local educational agency, the schedule for completion of the remedial action, and the reasons for his decision. "(vii) Upon completion of his final determination, the Commissioner shall provide the complaining tribe, or its designee, and the local educational agency with copies of the hearing record, the hearing examiner's findings and recommendations, and the Commissioner's final determination. The final determination of the Commissioner shall be subject to judicial review. "(viii) In all actions under this subparagraph, the Commissioner shall have discretion to consolidate complaints involving the same tribe or local educational agency. "(D) If the local educational agency rejects the determination of the Commissioner, or if the remedy required is not undertaken within the time established and the Commissioner determines that an extension of the time established will not effectively encourage the remedy required, the Commissioner shall withhold payment of all moneys to which such local agency is entitled under section 3(d)(2)(D) until sitich time as the remedy required is undertaken, except where the complaining tribe or its designee formally re(|uests that such funds be released to the local educational agency: Provided., That the Commissioner may not withhold such moneys during the course of the school year if he determines that it would substantially disrupt the educational programs of the local educational agency. " (E) This paragraph is based upon the special relationship between the Indian nations and the United States and nothing in it shall be deemed to relieve any State of any duty with respect to any citizens of that State.". ' (d) "Within one year of the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in cooperation with the Commissioner, shall propose and promulgate special regulations which will provide that where a local educational agency does not undertake the remedial action required by the Commissioner under section 5(b)(3)(C) (vi) of the Act of September 30, 1950 (Public Law 874, Eighty-first Congress) and the Commissioner determines that an extension of time will not effectivelv encourage the remedy, the affected tribes may elect to contract with the Bureau under title I of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to provide educational services provided by the local educational agency or elect to have such services provided by a Bureau of Indian Affairs school. Such regulations shall also estal)lish procedures whereby the funding necessary to provide such educational services may be obtained, and establish such procedures as are necessary to insure orderly and expeditious transition in provision of educational services. (e) Effective with respect to fiscal years beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, section 5(c)(2)(A) of the Act of September 30, 1950 (Public Law 874, Eighty-first Congress), as amended by section 1007 of this Act, is amended by redesignating divisions (ii) through (vi) as divisions (iii) through (vii), respectively, and by adding after division (i) the following new division: "(ii) to each local educational agency which provides free public education for children who reside on Indian land, as described in clause (A) of section 403(1), which equals 75 per centum of the amount to which such agency is entitled under section 3(d)(2) (D);".

92 STAT. 2315

20 USC 238.

Regulations. 20 USC 240 note,

20 USC 240.

25 USC 450f.

20 USC 244.