Oversight Hearing on the Administration of the Indian Education Act of 1972: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, Ninety-sixth Congress, First Session : Hearing Held in Washington, D.C., on October 29, 1979

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Page 12 - ... any individual who (1), irrespective of whether he or she lives on or near a reservation, is a member of a tribe, band, or other organized group of Indians, including those tribes, bands, or groups terminated since 1940 and those recognized now or in the future by the State in which they reside, or who is a descendant, in the first or second degree, of any such member, or (2) is an Eskimo or Aleut or other Alaska Native...
Page 5 - ... (2) whether the tribe, band, or other organized group of Indians with which the applicant, his parents, or grandparents claim membership are federally recognized; “(3) the name and address of the parent or legal guardian; “(4) the signature of the parent or legal guardian verifying the accuracy of the information supplied; and “(5) any other information which the Secretary deems necessary to provide an accurate program profile.
Page 8 - Any falsification of information provided on the local educational agency application for funds under part A of such Act is punishable by impoundment of unused funds and an ineligibility for receiving any future entitlement under such Act (c) Any falsification of information provided on the student eligibility form for funds under part A of such Act is punishable Ly making that individual ineligible for receiving any future entitlement under the Act AMENDMENTS TO TITLE X OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY...
Page 3 - Education, with appropriate input from the Committee on Evaluation and Information Systems of the Council of Chief State School Officers.
Page 6 - The survey was reviewed and cleared by the Committee on Evaluation and Information Systems (CEIS) of the Council of Chief State School Officers and by the Federal Education Data Acquisition Council (FEDAC).
Page 3 - Commissioner shall establish a method of auditing on an annual basis a sample of not less than one-third of the total number of school districts receiving funds under part A of the Indian Education Act, and shall report to the Congress his findings. (b) Any falsification of information provided on the local educational...
Page 2 - The amount of each grant is determined by a formula that takes into account the number of Indian children enrolled in the school district and the average per pupil expenditure in that school district's State.
Page 6 - I will be happy to answer any questions you may have. Mr. KILDEE. Thank you very much, Mr.
Page 5 - Committee has seen abuse in the counting of children who are eligible to participate under the program and the inability of program people in the Office of Education to effectively monitor the participation in this program or evaluate its results.

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