25 U.S.C. § 292b: Establishment of single…

Summary

The Bureau of Indian Affairs must stop paying for secondary (high school) programs in Alaska after June 30, 1983. The BIA will keep consulting with villages about moving day schools to the State, but villages do not have to agree for the State to create one statewide school system. After June 30, 1984, the BIA may pay for no more than ten day schools in Alaska. After June 30, 1985, the BIA must pay for no schools in Alaska. The BIA will give $9,350,000 to Alaska, available until spent, to help fix up or rebuild BIA-owned schools that the State takes over. The $9,350,000 from Public Law 97–394 can also be used to rebuild schools. When a contracted Alaska day school is transferred, the State must take over that contract for at least two years or until the contract ends, whichever comes first. Other federal help under the Indian Reorganization Act or other laws can still be given to these schools like to other public schools.

Title 25, §292b

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The Bureau of Indian Affairs shall not expend any other funds for the operation of any secondary education program or facility in the State of Alaska after June 30, 1983: Provided, That while consultation concerning day school transfers to the State of Alaska will continue with affected villages, local concurrence is not required in this continuing effort to establish a single system of education envisioned by the State’s constitution: Provided further, That after June 30, 1984, the Bureau of Indian Affairs shall fund no more than ten day schools in Alaska: Provided further, That the Bureau of Indian Affairs shall not fund any schools in Alaska after June 30, 1985: Provided further, That $9,350,000 of such amount shall be available until expended for transfer to the State of Alaska to assist in the rehabilitation or reconstruction of Bureau-owned schools which are transferred to the State: Provided further, That the $9,350,000 appropriated in Public Law 97–394 available to the State of Alaska to assist in the rehabilitation of Bureau-owned schools which are transferred to the State may also be used for reconstruction: Provided further, That when any Alaska day school operated by contract is transferred, the State shall assume any existing contract pertaining to the operation or maintenance of such school for a minimum of two years or until the expiration of the negotiated contract, whichever comes first: Provided further, That nothing in the foregoing shall preclude assistance otherwise available under the Act of April 16, 1934 (48 Stat. 596) as amended (25 U.S.C. 452 et seq.), or any other Act to such schools on the same basis as other public schools.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Other funds, referred to in text, means funds other than the appropriation of $22,000,000 made available to the Bureau of Indian Affairs for transfer to the State of Alaska for the benefit of Alaska Native secondary students under the headings “Bureau of Indian Affairs” and “Operation of Indian Programs” in chapter VII of Pub. L. 98–63, title I,

July 30, 1983, 97 Stat. 326. $9,350,000 of such amount, referred to in text, means $9,350,000 of the $53,150,000 appropriated as an additional amount for the operation of Indian programs by the Bureau of Indian Affairs under the headings “Bureau of Indian Affairs” and “Operation of Indian Programs” in chapter VII of Pub. L. 98–63, title I,

July 30, 1983, 97 Stat. 326. Public Law 97–394, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 97–394, Dec. 30, 1982, 96 Stat. 1966. Provisions of that act relating to an appropriation of $9,350,000 available to the State of Alaska (96 Stat. 1974) are not classified to the Code. Act of

April 16, 1934, referred to in text, is act Apr. 16, 1934, ch. 147, 48 Stat. 596, popularly known as the Johnson-O’Malley Act, which was classified generally to section 452 et seq. of this title prior to editorial reclassification as section 5342 et seq. of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 5301 of this title and Tables.

§292b Establishment of Single System of Education in Alaska; Transfer of Indian Schools to State of Alaska