SEC. 8007.
CONSOLIDATED SET-ASIDE FOR DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FUNDS
Section Summary
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SEC. 8007. CONSOLIDATED SET-ASIDE FOR DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
FUNDS.
Section 8204, as redesignated and amended by section 8001 of this
Act, <<NOTE: 20 USC 7824.>> is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``part A of title
VII'' and inserting ``part A of title VI''; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (B)
and inserting the following:
``(B) Contents.--The agreement shall--
``(i) set forth the plans of the Secretary of
the Interior for the use of the amount transferred
and the achievement measures to assess program
effectiveness, including program objectives; and
``(ii) be developed in consultation with
Indian tribes.''; and
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(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(c) Accountability System.--
``(1) For the purposes of part A of title I, the Secretary
of Interior, in consultation with the Secretary, if the
Secretary of the Interior requests the consultation, using a
negotiated rulemaking process to develop regulations for
implementation no later than the 2017-2018 academic year, shall
define the standards, assessments, and accountability system
consistent with section 1111, for the schools funded by the
Bureau of Indian Education on a national, regional, or tribal
basis, as appropriate, taking into account the unique
circumstances and needs of such schools and the students served
by such schools.
``(2) The tribal governing body or school board of a school
funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs may waive, in part or in
whole, the requirements established pursuant to paragraph (1)
where such requirements are determined by such body or school
board to be inappropriate. If such requirements are waived, the
tribal governing body or school board shall, within 60 days,
submit to the Secretary of Interior a proposal for alternative
standards, assessments, and an accountability system, if
applicable, consistent with section 1111, that takes into
account the unique circumstances and needs of such school or
schools and the students served. The Secretary of the Interior
and the Secretary shall approve such standards, assessments, and
accountability system unless the Secretary determines that the
standards, assessments, and accountability system do not meet
the requirements of section 1111, taking into account the unique
circumstances and needs of such school or schools and the
students served.
``(3) Technical assistance.--The Secretary of Interior and
the Secretary shall, either directly or through a contract,
provide technical assistance, upon request, to a tribal
governing body or school board of a school funded by the Bureau
of Indian Affairs that seeks a waiver under paragraph (2).''.
NCLB Text
``SEC. 9204. <<NOTE: 20 USC 7824.>> CONSOLIDATED SET-ASIDE FOR
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FUNDS.
``(a) General Authority.--
``(1) Transfer.--The Secretary shall transfer to the
Department of the Interior, as a consolidated amount for covered
programs, the Indian education programs under part A of title
VII, and the education for homeless children and youth program
under subtitle B of title VII of the McKinney-Vento Homeless
Assistance Act, the amounts allotted to the Department of the
Interior under those programs.
``(2) Agreement.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary and the Secretary
of the Interior shall enter into an agreement,
consistent with the requirements of the programs
specified in paragraph (1), for the distribution and use
of those program funds under terms that the Secretary
determines best meet the purposes of those programs.
``(B) Contents.--The agreement shall--
``(i) set forth the plans of the Secretary of
the Interior for the use of the amount transferred
and the achievement measures to assess program
effectiveness, including measurable goals and
objectives; and
``(ii) be developed in consultation with
Indian tribes.
``(b) Administration.--The Department of the Interior may use not
more than 1.5 percent of the funds consolidated under this section for
its costs related to the administration of the funds transferred under
this section.
