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20 U.S.C. § 7421 — Statement of policy
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It is the policy of the United States to fulfill the Federal Government’s unique and continuing trust relationship with and responsibility to the Indian people for the education of Indian children. The Federal Government will continue to work with local educational agencies, Indian tribes and organizations, postsecondary institutions, and other entities toward the goal of ensuring that programs that serve Indian children are of the highest quality and provide for not only the basic elementary and secondary educational needs, but also the unique educational and culturally related academic needs of these children. It is further the policy of the United States to ensure that Indian children do not attend school in buildings that are dilapidated or deteriorating, which may negatively affect the academic success of such children.
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It is the policy of the United States to fulfill the Federal Government’s unique and continuing trust relationship with and responsibility to the Indian people for the education of Indian children. The Federal Government will continue to work with local educational agencies, Indian tribes and organizations, postsecondary institutions, and other entities toward the goal of ensuring that programs that serve Indian children are of the highest quality and provide for not only the basic elementary and secondary educational needs, but also the unique educational and culturally related academic needs of these children. It is further the policy of the United States to ensure that Indian children do not attend school in buildings that are dilapidated or deteriorating, which may negatively affect the academic success of such children.
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For the purposes of this part:
(1) **Adult** — The term “adult” means an individual who—
(A) has attained the age of 16 years; or
(B) has attained an age that is greater than the age of compulsory school attendance under an applicable State law.
(2) **Free public education** — The term “free public education” means education that is—
(A) provided at public expense, under public supervision and direction, and without tuition charge; and
(B) provided as elementary or secondary education in the applicable State or to preschool children.
(3) **Indian** — The term “Indian” means an individual who is—
(A) a member of an Indian tribe or band, as membership is defined by the tribe or band, including—
(i) any tribe or band terminated since 1940; and
(ii) any tribe or band recognized by the State in which the tribe or band resides;
(B) a descendant, in the first or second degree, of an individual described in subparagraph (A);
(C) considered by the Secretary of the Interior to be an Indian for any purpose;
(D) an Eskimo, Aleut, or other Alaska Native; or
(E) a member of an organized Indian group that received a grant under the Indian Education Act of 1988 as in effect the day preceding October 20, 1994.
(4) **Traditional leaders** — The term “traditional leaders” has the meaning given the term in [section 2902 of title 25](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section2902&num=0&edition=prelim).
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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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Except as otherwise provided, in this chapter:
(1) **Average daily attendance**
(A) *In general* — Except as provided otherwise by State law or this paragraph, the term “average daily attendance” means—
(i) the aggregate number of days of attendance of all students during a school year; divided by
(ii) the number of days school is in session during that year.
(B) *Conversion* — The Secretary shall permit the conversion of average daily membership (or other similar data) to average daily attendance for local educational agencies in States that provide State aid to local educational agencies on the basis of average daily membership (or other similar data).
(C) *Special rule* — If the local educational agency in which a child resides makes a tuition or other payment for the free public education of the child in a school located in another school district, the Secretary shall, for the purpose of this chapter—
(i) consider the child to be in attendance at a school of the agency making the payment; and
(ii) not consider the child to be in attendance at a school of the agency receiving the payment.
(D) *Children with disabilities* — If a local educational agency makes a tuition payment to a private school or to a public school of another local educational agency for a child with a disability, as defined in [section 1401 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1401&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary shall, for the purpose of this chapter, consider the child to be in attendance at a school of the agency making the payment.
(2) **Average per-pupil expenditure** — The term “average per-pupil expenditure” means, in the case of a State or of the United States—
(A) without regard to the source o
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**(a) General requirements** Each local educational agency that receives a grant under this subpart shall use the grant funds, in a manner consistent with the purpose specified in [section 7421 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section7421&num=0&edition=prelim), for services and activities that—
(1) are designed to carry out the comprehensive program of the local educational agency for Indian students, and described in the application of the local educational agency submitted to the Secretary under [section 7424(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section7424/a&num=0&edition=prelim) solely for the services and activities described in such application;
(2) are designed to be responsive to the language and cultural needs of the Indian students; and
(3) supplement and enrich the regular school program of such agency.
**(b) Particular activities** The services and activities referred to in subsection (a) may include—
(1) activities that support Native American language programs and Native American language restoration programs, which may be taught by traditional leaders;
(2) culturally related activities that support the program described in the application submitted by the local educational agency;
(3) early childhood and family programs that emphasize school readiness;
(4) enrichment programs that focus on problem solving and cognitive skills development and directly support the attainment of challenging State academic standards;
(5) integrated educational services in combination with other programs that meet the needs of Indian children and their families, including programs that promote parental involvement in school activities and increase student achievement;
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TITLE 20—EDUCATION
§ 7421
SUBPART 1—FORMULA GRANTS TO LOCAL
EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES
§ 7421. Purpose
It is the purpose of this subpart to support the
efforts of local educational agencies, Indian
tribes and organizations, and other entities in
developing elementary school and secondary
school programs for Indian students that are de-
signed to—
(1) meet the unique cultural, language, and
educational needs of such students; and
(2) ensure that all students meet the chal-
lenging State academic standards.
(Pub. L. 89–10, title VI, § 6111, formerly title VII,
§ 7111, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title VII, § 701,
Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1908; renumbered title VI,
§ 6111, and amended Pub. L. 114–95, title VI,
§§ 6001(a), (b)(1), 6002(c), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat.
2046, 2047.)
Editorial Notes
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 7421, Pub. L. 89–10, title VII, § 7111, as
added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat.
3719, related to financial assistance for bilingual edu-
cation, prior to the general amendment of former sub-
chapter VII of this chapter by Pub. L. 107–110.
A prior section 6111 of Pub. L. 89–10 was classified to
section 7301 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L.
114–95.
AMENDMENTS
2015—Pub. L. 114–95, § 6002(c), amended section gen-
erally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: ‘‘It is
the purpose of this subpart to support local educational
agencies in their efforts to reform elementary school
and secondary school programs that serve Indian stu-
dents in order to ensure that such programs—
‘‘(1) are based on challenging State academic con-
tent and student academic achievement standards
that are used for all students; and
‘‘(2) are designed to assist Indian students in meet-
ing those standards.’’
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