Title 25, IndiansRelease 119-102
§5345 Contracts for Education in Public Schools; Submission of Education Plan by Contractor as Prerequisite; Criteria for Approval of Plan by Secretary of the Interior; Participation by Non-indian Students
Title 25 › CHAPTER 46 — INDIAN SELF-DETERMINATION AND EDUCATION ASSISTANCE › SUBCHAPTER II — CONTRACTS WITH STATES › § 5345
Summary
The Secretary of the Interior must approve a contractor’s education plan before signing any contract to educate Indian students. If non‑Indian students take part, the contract money must be prorated so only the Indian students’ share is paid.
Full Legal Text
Title 25, §5345
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The Secretary of the Interior shall not enter into any contract for the education of Indians unless the prospective contractor has submitted to, and has had approved by the Secretary of the Interior, an education plan, which plan, in the determination of the Secretary, contains educational objectives which adequately address the educational needs of the Indian students who are to be beneficiaries of the contract and assures that the contract is capable of meeting such objectives: Provided, That where students other than Indian students participate in such programs, money expended under such contract shall be prorated to cover the participation of only the Indian students.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was formerly classified to section 455 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 4 of act Apr. 16, 1934, ch. 147, 48 Stat. 596;
June 4, 1936, ch. 490, 49 Stat. 1458, directed Secretary of the Interior to report to Congress any contracts made under provisions of sections 5342 to 5344 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 86–533, § 1(15),
June 29, 1960, 74 Stat. 248.
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Citation
25 U.S.C. § 5345
Title 25, Indians
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102