S. 1519 (112th): Building upon Unique Indian Learning and Development Act

Introduced:
Sep 07, 2011 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)

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This bill was introduced on September 7, 2011, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Sep 07, 2011
Referred to Committee Sep 07, 2011
Cosponsors
1 cosponsors (1D) (show)
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Senate Indian Affairs

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A bill to strengthen Indian education, and for other purposes.

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Last updated Sep 07, 2011.
29 pages

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9/7/2011--Introduced.
Building upon Unique Indian Learning and Development Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish an in-school facility innovation program contest to encourage institutions of higher education (IHEs) to solve the problem of how to improve Indian school facilities for problem-based learning.
Requires the Secretary of Education (Secretary) and the Secretary of the Interior to establish a Department of the Interior and Department of Education Joint Oversight Board to coordinate Indian education policies and assistance.
Amends part A (Indian Education) of title VII (Indian, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native Education) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to establish a program awarding grants to local educational agencies (LEAs), IHEs, or nonprofit organizations to create or expand teacher and administrator pipelines for teachers and administrators of Native American students.
Amends the school improvement program, under part A of title I of the ESEA, to require states to develop standards-based assessments and classroom lessons that accommodate diverse learning styles.
Directs:
(1) the Secretary to expand programs for Native American school children that support learning in their Native language and culture and provide English language instruction, and
(2) the Comptroller General to conduct research on culture- and language-based education to identify the factors that improve education and health outcomes.
Excepts Native language teachers from the requirement that teachers be highly qualified.
Requires states to develop alternative licensure or certification requirements for those teachers.
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a program providing grants to public and nonprofit private agencies to assist Native Americans in ensuring the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages.
Requires Department of Education assistance programs for elementary and secondary schools or early learning programs to reserve at least 0.5% of their funding for Indian elementary and secondary schools or early learning programs.
Requires the Secretary to establish a Safe and Healthy Schools for Native American Students program under title IV (21st Century Schools) of the ESEA. Authorizes and appropriates additional funds for the Impact Aid program, under title VIII of the ESEA, through FY2014. (The Impact Aid program compensates LEAs for the financial burden of federal activities affecting their school districts.)

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