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under this Act, the recognized governing body of the Indian
tribe involved.
‘‘(8) TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘tribal organization’
means—
‘‘(i) the recognized governing body of any Indian
tribe; or
‘‘(ii) any legally established organization of Indians
that—
‘‘(I) is controlled, sanctioned, or chartered by
such governing body or is democratically elected
by the adult members of the Indian community
to be served by such organization; and
‘‘(II) includes the maximum participation of
Indians in all phases of the organization’s activi-
ties.
‘‘(B) AUTHORIZATION.—In any case in which a grant
is provided under this part to an organization to provide
services through a tribally controlled school benefiting more
than one Indian tribe, the approval of the governing bodies
of Indian tribes representing 80 percent of the students
attending the tribally controlled school shall be considered
a sufficient tribal authorization for such grant.
‘‘(9) TRIBALLY
CONTROLLED
SCHOOL.—The term ‘tribally
controlled school’ means a school that—
‘‘(A) is operated by an Indian tribe or a tribal organiza-
tion, enrolling students in kindergarten through grade 12,
including a preschool;
‘‘(B) is not a local educational agency; and
‘‘(C) is not directly administered by the Bureau of
Indian Affairs.’’.
SEC. 1044. LEASE PAYMENTS BY THE OJIBWA INDIAN SCHOOL.
(a) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the Tribally Controlled
Schools Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), or the regulations
promulgated under such Act, the Ojibwa Indian School located
in Belcourt, North Dakota, may use amounts received under such
Act to enter into, and make payments under, a lease described
in subsection (b).
(b) LEASE.—A lease described in this subsection is a lease
that—
(1) is entered into by the Ojibwa Indian School for the
use of facilities owned by St. Ann’s Catholic Church located
in Belcourt, North Dakota;
(2) is entered into in the 2001–2002 school year, or any
other school year in which the Ojibwa Indian School will use
such facilities for school purposes;
(3) requires lease payments in an amount determined
appropriate by an independent lease appraiser that is selected
by the parties to the lease, except that such amount may
not exceed the maximum amount per square foot that is being
paid by the Bureau of Indian Affairs for other similarly situated
Indian schools under the Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act (Public Law 93–638); and
(4) contains a waiver of the right of St. Ann’s Catholic
Church to bring an action against the Ojibwa Indian School,
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the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, or the Federal Govern-
ment for the recovery of any amounts remaining unpaid under
leases entered into prior to the date of enactment of this Act.
(c) METHOD OF FUNDING.—Amounts shall be made available
by the Bureau of Indian Affairs to make lease payments under
this section in the same manner as amounts are made available
to make payments under leases entered into by Indian schools
under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act
(Public Law 93–638).
(d) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FUNDING.—The Bureau of
Indian Affairs shall provide funding for the operation and mainte-
nance of the facilities and property used by the Ojibwa Indian
School under the lease entered into under subsection (a) so long
as such facilities and property are being used by the School for
educational purposes.
SEC. 1045. ENROLLMENT AND GENERAL ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS.
Section 5404(a) of the Augustus F. Hawkins-Robert T. Stafford
Elementary and Secondary School Improvement Amendments of
1988 (25 U.S.C. 13d–2(a)) is amended—
(1) by striking the matter preceding paragraph (1) and
inserting the following:
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior shall not dis-
qualify from continued receipt of general assistance payments from
the Bureau of Indian Affairs an otherwise eligible Indian for whom
the Bureau is making or may make general assistance payments
(or exclude such an individual from continued consideration in
determining the amount of general assistance payments for a house-
hold) because the individual is enrolled (and is making satisfactory
progress toward completion of a program or training that can
reasonably be expected to lead to gainful employment) for at least
half-time study or training in—’’; and
(2) by striking paragraph (4), and inserting the following:
‘‘(4) other programs or training approved by the Secretary
or by tribal education, employment or training programs.’’.
PART E—HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965
SEC. 1051. PREPARING TOMORROW’S TEACHERS TO USE TECHNOLOGY.
Title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1021
et seq.) is amended—
(1) by striking the title heading and inserting the following:
‘‘TITLE II—TEACHER QUALITY
ENHANCEMENT
‘‘PART A—TEACHER QUALITY ENHANCEMENT
GRANTS FOR STATES AND PARTNERSHIPS’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘this title’’ each place it appears and
inserting ‘‘this part’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘PART B—PREPARING TOMORROW’S
TEACHERS TO USE TECHNOLOGY
‘‘SEC. 221. PURPOSE AND PROGRAM AUTHORITY.
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this part to assist consortia
of public and private entities—
‘‘(1) to carry out programs that prepare prospective teachers
to use advanced technology to prepare all students to meet
challenging State and local academic content and student aca-
demic achievement standards; and
‘‘(2) to improve the ability of institutions of higher education
to carry out such programs.
‘‘(b) PROGRAM AUTHORITY.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to award
grants to eligible applicants, or enter into contracts or coopera-
tive agreements with eligible applicants, on a competitive basis
in order to pay for the Federal share of the cost of projects
to develop or redesign teacher preparation programs to enable
prospective teachers to use advanced technology effectively in
their classrooms.
‘‘(2) PERIOD OF AWARDS.—The Secretary may award grants,
or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements, under this
part for periods that are not more than 5 years in duration.
‘‘SEC. 222. ELIGIBILITY.
‘‘(a) ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS.—In order to receive a grant or enter
into a contract or cooperative agreement under this part, an
applicant shall be a consortium that includes the following:
‘‘(1) At least one institution of higher education that awards
baccalaureate degrees and prepares teachers for their initial
entry into teaching.
‘‘(2) At least one State educational agency or local edu-
cational agency.
‘‘(3) One or more of the following entities:
‘‘(A) An institution of higher education (other than
the institution described in paragraph (1)).
‘‘(B) A school or department of education at an institu-
tion of higher education.
‘‘(C) A school or college of arts and sciences (as defined
in section 201(b)) at an institution of higher education.
‘‘(D) A professional association, foundation, museum,
library, for-profit business, public or private nonprofit
organization, community-based organization, or other
entity, with the capacity to contribute to the technology-
related reform of teacher preparation programs.
‘‘(b) APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.—In order to receive a grant
or enter into a contract or cooperative agreement under this part,
an eligible applicant shall submit an application to the Secretary
at such time, in such manner, and containing such information
as the Secretary may require. Such application shall include the
following:
‘‘(1) A description of the proposed project, including how
the project would—
‘‘(A) ensure that individuals participating in the project
would be prepared to use advanced technology to prepare
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all students, including groups of students who are under-
represented in technology-related fields and groups of stu-
dents who are economically disadvantaged, to meet chal-
lenging State and local academic content and student aca-
demic achievement standards; and
‘‘(B) improve the ability of at least one participating
institution of higher education described in section
222(a)(1) to ensure such preparation.
‘‘(2) A demonstration of—
‘‘(A) the commitment, including the financial commit-
ment, of each of the members of the consortium for the
proposed project; and
‘‘(B) the active support of the leadership of each
organization that is a member of the consortium for the
proposed project.
‘‘(3) A description of how each member of the consortium
will participate in project activities.
‘‘(4) A description of how the proposed project will be contin-
ued after Federal funds are no longer awarded under this
part for the project.
‘‘(5) A plan for the evaluation of the project, which shall
include benchmarks to monitor progress toward specific project
objectives.
‘‘(c) MATCHING REQUIREMENTS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the cost of any
project funded under this part shall not exceed 50 percent.
Except as provided in paragraph (2), the non-Federal share
of the cost of such project may be provided in cash or in
kind, fairly evaluated, including services.
‘‘(2) ACQUISITION OF EQUIPMENT.—Not more than 10 per-
cent of the funds awarded for a project under this part may
be used to acquire equipment, networking capabilities, or infra-
structure, and the non-Federal share of the cost of any such
acquisition shall be provided in cash.
‘‘SEC. 223. USE OF FUNDS.
‘‘(a) REQUIRED USES.—A consortium that receives a grant or
enters into a contract or cooperative agreement under this part
shall use funds made available under this part for—
‘‘(1) a project creating one or more programs that prepare
prospective teachers to use advanced technology to prepare
all students, including groups of students who are underrep-
resented in technology-related fields and groups of students
who are economically disadvantaged, to meet challenging State
and local academic content and student academic achievement
standards; and
‘‘(2) evaluating the effectiveness of the project.
‘‘(b) PERMISSIBLE USES.—The consortium may use funds made
available under this part for a project, described in the application
submitted by the consortium under this part, that carries out the
purpose of this part, such as the following:
‘‘(1) Developing and implementing high-quality teacher
preparation programs that enable educators—
‘‘(A) to learn the full range of resources that can be
accessed through the use of technology;
‘‘(B) to integrate a variety of technologies into curricula
and instruction in order to expand students’ knowledge;