§7815. Authorized services and activities

(a) General requirements

Each local educational agency that receives a grant under this subpart shall use the grant funds, in a manner consistent with the purpose specified in section 7811 of this title, for services and activities that-

(1) are designed to carry out the comprehensive plan of the local educational agency for Indian students, and described in the application of the local educational agency submitted to the Secretary under section 7814(b) of this title;

(2) are designed with special regard for the language and cultural needs of the Indian students; and

(3) supplement and enrich the regular school program of such agency.

(b) Particular activities

The services and activities referred to in subsection (a) of this section may include-

(1) culturally related activities that support the program described in the application submitted by the local educational agency;

(2) early childhood and family programs that emphasize school readiness;

(3) enrichment programs that focus on problem-solving and cognitive skills development and directly support the attainment of challenging State content standards and State student performance standards;

(4) integrated educational services in combination with other programs that meet the needs of Indian children and their families;

(5) school-to-work transition activities to enable Indian students to participate in programs such as the programs supported by the School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994 [20 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.] and the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998 [20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.], including programs for tech-prep, mentoring, and apprenticeship;

(6) activities to educate individuals concerning substance abuse and to prevent substance abuse; and

(7) the acquisition of equipment, but only if the acquisition of the equipment is essential to meet the purpose described in section 7811 of this title.

(c) Schoolwide programs

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a local educational agency may use funds made available to such agency under this subpart to support a schoolwide program under section 6314 of this title if-

(1) the committee composed of parents established pursuant to section 7814(c)(4) of this title approves the use of the funds for the schoolwide program; and

(2) the schoolwide program is consistent with the purpose described in section 7811 of this title.

(Pub. L. 89–10, title IX, §9115, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, §101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3778 ; amended Pub. L. 105–332, §3(c)(2), Oct. 31, 1998, 112 Stat. 3125 .)

References in Text

The School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994, referred to in subsec. (b)(5), is Pub. L. 103–239, May 4, 1994, 108 Stat. 568 , as amended, which is classified principally to chapter 69 (§6101 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 6101 of this title and Tables.

The Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998, referred to in subsec. (b)(5), is Pub. L. 88–210, Dec. 18, 1963, 77 Stat. 403 , as amended, which is classified generally to chapter 44 (§2301 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2301 of this title and Tables.

Amendments

1998-Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 105–332, which directed substitution of "Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998" for "Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act", was executed by making the substitution for "Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act" to reflect the probable intent of Congress.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in section 7814 of this title.