§ 2015. — Uniform education procedures and practices.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC2015]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 22--BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS PROGRAMS
Sec. 2015. Annual report; audits
(a) Annual reports
The Secretary shall submit to each appropriate committee of
Congress, all Bureau-funded schools, and the tribal governing bodies of
such schools, a detailed annual report on the state of education within
the Bureau, and any problems encountered in Indian education during the
period covered by the report, that includes--
(1) suggestions for the improvement of the Bureau educational
system and for increasing tribal or local Indian control of such
system; and
(2) information on the status of tribally controlled community
colleges.
(b) Budget request
The annual budget request for the education programs of the Bureau,
as submitted as part of the President's next annual budget request under
section 1105 of title 31 shall include the plans required by sections
2001(c), 2002(c), and 2004(c) \1\ of this title.
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\1\ So in original. Probably should be ``2005(c)''.
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(c) Financial and compliance audits
The Inspector General of the Department of the Interior shall
establish a system to ensure that financial and compliance audits, based
upon the extent to which a school described in subsection (a) of this
section has complied with the local financial plan under section 2010 of
this title, are conducted of each Bureau-operated school at least once
every 3 years.
(d) Administrative evaluation of schools
The Director shall, at least once every 3 to 5 years, conduct a
comprehensive evaluation of Bureau-operated schools. Such evaluation
shall be in addition to any other program review or evaluation that may
be required under Federal law.
(Pub. L. 95-561, title XI, Sec. 1135, as added Pub. L. 107-110, title X,
Sec. 1042, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 2056.)
Prior Provisions
A prior section 2015, Pub. L. 95-561, title XI, Sec. 1135, as added
Pub. L. 103-382, title III, Sec. 381, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 4010,
related to uniform education procedures and practices, prior to the
general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 107-110.
Another prior section 2015, Pub. L. 95-561, title XI, Sec. 1135,
Nov. 1, 1978, 92 Stat. 2327, related to recruitment policy for Indian
educators and promotion plan for Bureau employees, prior to the general
amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 103-382.
