25 U.S.C. § 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

section 1105 of title 31 1

1 So in original. Probably should be “2005(c)”.

The annual budget request for the education programs of the Bureau, as submitted as part of the President’s next annual budget request under shall include the plans required by sections 2001(c), 2002(c), and 2004(c)  of this title.

(c)

Financial and compliance audits

section 2010 of this titleThe 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) has complied with the local financial plan under , 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, § 1135 Pub. L. 107–110, title X, § 1042Jan. 8, 2002115 Stat. 2056(, as added , , .)

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Pub. L. 95–561, title XI, § 1135 Pub. L. 103–382, title III, § 381Oct. 20, 1994108 Stat. 4010 Pub. L. 107–110A prior section 2015, , as added , , , related to uniform education procedures and practices, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by .

Pub. L. 95–561, title XI, § 1135Nov. 1, 197892 Stat. 2327 Pub. L. 103–382Another prior section 2015, , , , related to recruitment policy for Indian educators and promotion plan for Bureau employees, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by .

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Jan. 8, 2002section 5 of Pub. L. 107–110 section 6301 of Title 20Section effective , except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see , set out as a note under , Education.