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25 U.S.C. § 2016 — Rights of Indian students
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The Secretary shall prescribe such rules and regulations as are necessary to ensure the constitutional and civil rights of Indian students attending Bureau-funded schools, including such students’ rights to—
(1) privacy under the laws of the United States;
(2) freedom of religion and expression; and
(3) due process in connection with disciplinary actions, suspensions, and expulsions.
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The Secretary shall prescribe such rules and regulations as are necessary to ensure the constitutional and civil rights of Indian students attending Bureau-funded schools, including such students’ rights to—
(1) privacy under the laws of the United States;
(2) freedom of religion and expression; and
(3) due process in connection with disciplinary actions, suspensions, and expulsions.
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**(a) Agreements** In any case in which a negotiated rulemaking process is established under [section 6571(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section6571/b&num=0&edition=prelim), all published proposed regulations shall conform to agreements that result from the rulemaking described in [section 6571 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section6571&num=0&edition=prelim) unless the Secretary reopens the negotiated rulemaking process.
**(b) Records** The Secretary shall ensure that an accurate and reliable record of agreements reached during the negotiations process is maintained.
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The Secretary shall institute a policy for the recruitment of qualified Indian educators and a detailed plan to promote employees from within the Bureau. Such plan shall include opportunities for acquiring work experience prior to actual work assignment.
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**(a) Establishment of system and forward funding**
(1) **In general** — The Secretary shall establish, by regulation adopted in accordance with [section 2016 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section2016&num=0&edition=prelim), a system for the direct funding and support of all Bureau-funded schools. Such system shall allot funds in accordance with [section 2007 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section2007&num=0&edition=prelim). All amounts appropriated for distribution in accordance with this section shall be made available in accordance with paragraph (2).
(2) **Timing for use of funds**
(A) *Availability* — For the purposes of affording adequate notice of funding available pursuant to the allotments made under [section 2007 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section2007&num=0&edition=prelim) and the allotments of funds for operation and maintenance of facilities, amounts appropriated in an appropriations Act for any fiscal year for such allotments—
(i) shall become available for obligation by the affected schools on July 1 of the fiscal year for which such allotments are appropriated without further action by the Secretary; and
(ii) shall remain available for obligation through the succeeding fiscal year.
(B) *Publications* — The Secretary shall, on the basis of the amounts appropriated as described in this paragraph—
(i) publish, not later than July 1 of the fiscal year for which the amounts are appropriated, information indicating the amount of the allotments to be made to each affected school under [section 2007 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25
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**(a) Regional meetings** Prior to publishing any proposed regulations under subsection (b)(1), and prior to establishing the negotiated rulemaking committee under subsection (b)(3), the Secretary shall convene regional meetings to consult with personnel of the Office of Indian Education Programs, educators at Bureau schools, and tribal officials, parents, teachers, administrators, and school board members of tribes served by Bureau-funded schools to provide guidance to the Secretary on the content of regulations authorized to be promulgated under this chapter and the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988 [[25 U.S.C. 2501](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section2501&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.].
**(b) Negotiated rulemaking**
(1) **In general** — Notwithstanding sections 563(a) and 565(a) of title 5, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations authorized under subsection (a) and under the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988 [[25 U.S.C. 2501](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section2501&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], in accordance with the negotiated rulemaking procedures provided for under subchapter III of chapter 5 of title 5, and shall publish final regulations in the Federal Register.
(2) **Notification to Congress** — If draft regulations implementing this chapter and the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988 [[25 U.S.C. 2501](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section2501&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.] are not promulgated in final form within 18 months after January 8, 2002, the Secretary shall notify the appropriate committees of Congress of which draft regulations were not promulgated in final form by the deadline and the reason such final regul
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Page 428
TITLE 25—INDIANS
§ 2016
1 So in original. Probably should be section ‘‘2509’’.
that financial and compliance audits, based
upon the extent to which a school described in
subsection (a) has complied with the local finan-
cial plan under section 2010 of this title, are con-
ducted of each Bureau-operated school at least
once every 3 years.
(d) Administrative evaluation of schools
The Director shall, at least once every 3 to 5
years, conduct a comprehensive evaluation of
Bureau-operated schools. Such evaluation shall
be in addition to any other program review or
evaluation that may be required under Federal
law.
(Pub. L. 95–561, title XI, § 1135, as added Pub. L.
107–110, title X, § 1042, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 2056.)
Editorial Notes
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 2015, Pub. L. 95–561, title XI, § 1135, as
added Pub. L. 103–382, title III, § 381, Oct. 20, 1994, 108
Stat. 4010, related to uniform education procedures and
practices, prior to the general amendment of this chap-
ter by Pub. L. 107–110.
Another prior section 2015, Pub. L. 95–561, title XI,
§ 1135, Nov. 1, 1978, 92 Stat. 2327, related to recruitment
policy for Indian educators and promotion plan for Bu-
reau employees, prior to the general amendment of this
chapter by Pub. L. 103–382.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective Jan. 8, 2002, except with respect to
certain noncompetitive programs and competitive pro-
grams, see section 5 of Pub. L. 107–110, set out as a note
under section 6301 of Title 20, Education.
§ 2016. Rights of Indian students
The Secretary shall prescribe such rules and
regulations as are necessary to ensure the con-
stitutional and civil rights of Indian students
attending Bureau-funded schools, including such
stude
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