amendment to title VIII OF the elementary and secondary education act of 1965

amendment to title VIII OF the elementary and secondary education act of 1965 Sec. 421. (a) Title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended by adding to the end thereof the following new section: “improvement of educational opportunities for indian children “Sec. 810. (a) The Commissioner shall carry out a program of making grants for the improvement of educational opportunities for Indian children— “(1) to support planning, pilot, and demonstration projects, in accordance with subsection (b), which are designed to test and demonstrate the effectiveness of programs for improving educational opportunities for Indian children; “(2) to assist in the establishment and operation of programs, in accordance with subsection (c), which are designed to stimulate (A) the provision of educational services not available to Indian children in sufficient quantity or quality, and (B) the development and establishment of exemplary educational programs to serve as models for regular school programs in which Indian children are educated; “(3) to assist in the establishment and operation of preservice and inservice training programs, in accordance with subsection (d), for persons serving Indian children as educational personnel: and “(4) to encourage the dissemination of information and materials relating to and the evaluation of the effectiveness of, education programs which may offer educational opportunities to Indian children. In the case of activities of the type described in clause (3) preference shall be given to the training of Indians. “(b) The Commissioner is authorized to make grants to State and local educational agencies, federally supported elementary and secondary schools for Indian children and to Indian tribes, organizations, and institutions to support planning, pilot, and demonstration projects86 Stat. 340which are designed to plan for, and test and demonstrate the effectiveness of, programs for improving educational opportunities for Indian children, including— “(1) innovative programs related to the educational needs of educationally deprived children; “(2) bilingual and bicultural education programs and projects: “(3) special health and nutrition services, and other related activities, which meet the special health, social, and psychological problems of Indian children; and “(4) coordinating the operation of other federally assisted programs which may be used to assist in meeting the needs of such children. “(c) The Commissioner is also authorized to make grants to State and local educational agencies and to tribal and other Indian community organizations to assist and stimulate them in developing and establishing educational services and programs specifically designed to improve educational opportunities for Indian children. Grants may be used— “(1) to provide educational services not available to such children in sufficient quantity or quality, including— “(A) remedial and compensatory instruction, school health, physical education, psychological, and other services designed to assist and encourage Indian children to enter, remain in, or reenter elementary or secondary school; “(B) comprehensive academic and vocational instruction; “(C) instructional materials (such as library books, text-books, and other printed or published or audiovisual materials) and equipment; “(D) comprehensive guidance, counseling, and testing services; “(E) special education programs for handicapped; “(F) preschool programs; “(G) bilingual and bicultural education programs; and “(H) other services which meet the purposes of this subsection: and “(2) for the establishment and operation of exemplary and innovative educational programs and centers, involving new educational approaches, methods, and techniques designed to enrich programs of elementary and secondary education for Indian children. “(d) The Commissioner is also authorized to make grants to institutions of higher education and to State and local educational agencies, in combination with institutions of higher education, for carrying out programs and projects— “(1) to prepare persons to serve Indian children as teachers, teacher aides, social workers, and ancillary educational personnel; and “(2) to improve the qualifications of such persons who are serving Indian children in such capacities. Grants for the purposes of this subsection may be used for the establishment of fellowship programs leading to an advanced degree, for institutes and, as part of a continuing program, for seminars, symposia, workshops, and conferences. In carrying out the programs authorized by this subsection, preference shall be given to the training of Indians. “(e) The Commissioner is also authorized to make grants to and contracts with, public agencies, and institutions and Indian tribes, institutions, and organizations for— 86 Stat. 341 “(1) the dissemination of information concerning education programs, services, and resources available to Indian children, including evaluations thereof; and “(2) the evaluation of the effectiveness of federally assisted programs in which Indian children may participate in achieving the purposes of such programs with respect to such children. “(f) Applications for a grant under this section shall be submitted at such time, in such manner, and shall contain such information, and shall be consistent with such criteria, as may be established as requirements in regulations promulgated by the Commissioner. Such applications shall— “(1) set forth a statement describing the activities for which assistance is sought; “(2) in the case of an application for the purposes of subsection (c), subject to such criteria as the Commissioner shall prescribe, provide for the use of funds available under this section, and for the coordination of other resources available to the applicant, in order to insure that, within the scope of the purpose of the project, there will be a comprehensive program to achieve the purposes of tins section; “(3) in the case of an application for the purposes of subsection (c), make adequate provision for the training of the personnel participating in the project; and “(4) provide for an evaluation of the effectiveness of the project in achieving its purposes and those of this section. The Commissioner shall not approve an application for a grant under subsection (b) or (c) unless he is satisfied that such application, and any documents submitted with respect thereto, show that these has been adequate participation by the parents of the children to be served and tribal communities in the planning and development of the project, and that there will be such a participation in the operation and evaluation of the project. In approving applications under this section, the Commissioner shall give priority to applications from Indian educational agencies, organizations, and institutions. “(g) For the purpose of making grants under this section there are hereby authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, and $35,000,000 for each of the two succeeding fiscal years.”. (b) (1) (A) The third sentence of section 202(a)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1905 is amended by striking out “July 1, 1972,” and inserting in lieu thereof “July 1, 1973,”. (B) The third sentence of section 302(a)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended by striking out “July 1, 1972,” and inserting in lieu thereof “July 1, 1973,”. (C) Clause (B) of section 612(a)(1) of Public Law 91–230 is amended by striking out “July 1, 1972,” and inserting in lieu thereof “July 1, 1973,”. (2) For the purposes of titles II and III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and part B of title VI of Public Law 91–230, the Secretary of the Interior shall have the same duties and responsibilities with respect to funds paid to him under such titles, as he would have if the Department of the Interior were, a State educational agency having responsibility for the administration of a State plan under such titles.