25 USC 5351 - School construction, acquisition, or renovation contracts

U.S Code last checked for updates: Nov 22, 2024

§ 5351.

School construction, acquisition, or renovation contracts

(a)

Authorization; prerequisites

(b)

Eligibility requirements for assistance in federally-affected areas; applicability to projects in determining maximum amount, allocation, of funds, etc.

(c)

Eligibility of private schools to receive funds; maximum amount

(d)

Duties of State education agencies pursuant to contracts

Any contract entered into by the Secretary pursuant to this section shall contain provisions requiring the relevant State educational agency to—

(1)

provide Indian students attending any such facilities constructed, acquired, or renovated, in whole or in part, from funds made available pursuant to this section with standards of education not less than those provided non-Indian students in the school district in which the facilities are situated; and

(2)

meet, with respect to such facilities, the requirements of the State and local building codes, and other building standards set by the State educational agency or school district for other public school facilities under its jurisdiction or control or by the local government in the jurisdiction within which the facilities are situated.

(e)

Advisory consultations by Secretary with affected entities and governing bodies prior to contracts; applicability

(f)

Evaluation and report to Congress of effectiveness of construction, etc., programs; scope and content of report

Within ninety days following the expiration of the three year period following January 4, 1975, the Secretary shall evaluate the effectiveness of the program pursuant to this section and transmit a report of such evaluation to the Congress. Such report shall include—

(1)

an analysis of construction costs and the impact on such costs of the provisions of subsection (f) of this section and the Act of March 3, 1921 (46 Stat. 1491), as amended; ¹

(2)

a description of the working relationship between the Department of the Interior and the Department of Education including any memorandum of understanding in connection with the acquisition of data pursuant to subsection (b) of this section;

(3)

projections of the Secretary of future construction needs of the public schools serving Indian children residing on or adjacent to Indian reservations;

(4)

a description of the working relationship of the Department of the Interior with local or State educational agencies in connection with the contracting for construction, acquisition, or renovation of school facilities pursuant to this section; and

(5)

the recommendations of the Secretary with respect to the transfer of the responsibility for administering subsections (a) and (b) of section 644 ¹ of title 20 from the Department of Education to the Department of the Interior.

(g)

Authorization of appropriations

(Pub. L. 93–638, title II, § 204, Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2214; Pub. L. 96–88, title III, § 301, title V, § 507, Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 677, 692.)

cite as: 25 USC 5351