3.0.0 1294 2023-01-11T13:37:39Z 2023-01-11T13:37:39Z Senate S 2017-06-06 115 slia00 Indian Affairs Committee Senate Other Referred to 2017-06-06T16:00:16Z 2017-06-06 slia00 Indian Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. IntroReferral 2017-06-06 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000303 Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] JOHN MCCAIN R AZ SIDNEY N L000575 Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] James Lankford R OK 2017-06-06 True Native Americans Bank accounts, deposits, capital Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Indian social and development programs Minority education Native Americans 00 2017-06-06 Introduced in Senate 2017-11-08T21:59:15Z Native American Education Opportunity Act

This bill amends the Education Amendments of 1978 to require the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), at the request of a federally recognized Indian tribe, to  provide funds for tribal education savings account programs to make grants to education savings accounts for students who: (1) attended or will be eligible to attend a BIA-funded school; (2) will not be attending a BIA-funded school, receiving an education savings account from another tribe, or attending public elementary or secondary school while participating in the program; and (3) meet program eligibility requirements.

Funds may be used for:

  • private school tuition and fees;
  • textbooks, curriculum, and instructional materials;
  • academic, Native language, or cultural tutoring;
  • educational services and therapies for students with special needs;
  • tuition and fees for a private online learning program;
  • educational technology;
  • examination fees; or
  • transportation to and from school.

Three years after this bill's enactment, the Government Accountability Office must review the implementation of the bill, including any factors impacting increased participation in education savings account programs.

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