3.0.0 410 2023-01-11T13:28:22Z 2023-01-11T13:28:22Z Senate S 2015-02-09 114 slia00 Indian Affairs Committee Senate Other Hearings by 2015-11-18T19:34:08Z Referred to 2015-02-09T23:28:10Z 2015-11-18 slia00 Indian Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-192. Committee 2015-02-09 slia00 Indian Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. IntroReferral 2015-02-09 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM N H001046 Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] Martin Heinrich D NM T. 2015-02-09 True Native Americans Academic performance and assessments Alaska Natives and Hawaiians Building construction Child health Department of Education Department of the Interior Education programs funding Educational facilities and institutions Elementary and secondary education Executive agency funding and structure Foreign language and bilingual programs Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Higher education Indian social and development programs Licensing and registrations Minority education Nutrition and diet Preschool education School administration Science and engineering education Student aid and college costs Teaching, teachers, curricula Vocational and technical education Native Americans 00 2015-02-09 Introduced in Senate 2015-09-17T18:47:37Z Building upon Unique Indian Learning and Development Act

Directs the Department of the Interior to establish a contest to encourage institutions of higher education (IHEs) to consider how to improve Indian school facilities.

Requires the Department of Education (ED) and Interior to establish a Joint Oversight Board to coordinate Indian education policies and assistance.

Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to award grants to create or expand pipelines for teachers and administrators of Native American students.

Requires states receiving grants under part A of title I of the ESEA (Education for the Disadvantaged) to develop standards-based assessments and classroom lessons that accommodate diverse learning styles.

Expands programs for Native American school children to support learning in the children's Native language and culture and provide English language instruction.

Exempts Native language teachers from qualification requirement. Requires states to develop an alternative licensure or certification process for those teachers.

Amends the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to extend through FY2019 the grant program to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages.

Requires ED to: (1) improve school environments and student skill development for Native American students, (2) establish a program for school dropout prevention for Native American students, and (3) collaborate with the Department of Agriculture to establish tribal-school specific gardens and nutrition programs.

Extends through FY2018 and appropriates funds for the Impact Aid program.

Extends through FY2016: (1) the tribally controlled postsecondary career and technical institutions program, (2) the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development, (3) grants for the Haskell Indian Nations University and Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute, and (4) scholarships under the Snyder Act.

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