A bill to amend Public Law 874, 81st Congress, to provide for the basic education of Indian children, to provide improvements in the delivery of other educational services for Indians.
Indian Basic Education Act - Provides for basic Indian education plans to be implemented on local levels by government and tribal officials to establish basic standards of education for government assistance to local systems educating reservation children. Mandates a nationwide policy of promoting local Indian control over basic Indian education. Establishes the Office of Indian Education Programs to coordinate all Bureau of Indian Affairs activities relating to education. Requires the promulgation of comprehensive regulations to coordinate projects relating to Indian education and to implement the policy of increasing Indian control and the quality of Indian education.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
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