Title 25IndiansRelease 119-73

§272 Superintendent of Indian schools

Title 25 › Chapter CHAPTER 7— - EDUCATION OF INDIANS › § 272

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The President, with Senate approval, must appoint a person experienced in educating and managing children as Superintendent of Indian Schools to inspect federally funded schools teaching Indians, report system, administration, or student-preparation problems to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, suggest fixes, and do other duties the Secretary of the Interior assigns.

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Title 25, §272

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There shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, a person of knowledge and experience in the management, training, and practical education of children, to be Superintendent of Indian Schools, whose duty it shall be to visit and inspect the schools in which Indians are taught in whole or in part from appropriations from the United States Treasury, and report to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, what, in his judgment, are the defects, if any, in any of them, in system, in administration, or in means for the most effective advancement of the pupils therein toward civilization and self-support, and what changes are needed to remedy such defects as may exist, and to perform such other duties in connection with Indian schools as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior.

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of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

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25 U.S.C. § 272

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Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73