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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of the Interior, the States, 
and Indian tribes, is authorized to make grants to, 
or enter into contracts with, State educational agen-
cies, local educational agencies, Indian tribes, Indian 
organizations, tribal education agencies, institutions 
of higher education, other public and private non-
profit organizations, and consortia of all such enti-
ties, to improve the collection, coordination, and 
electronic exchange of Indian student records be-
tween State educational agencies, local educational 
agencies, and elementary schools and secondary 
schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Education. 
‘‘(2) PREFERENCE.—In awarding grants under 
this section, the Secretary shall give preference to— 
‘‘(A) entities that are Indian tribes, Indian 
organizations, tribal education agencies; or 
‘‘(B) consortia that include 1 or more such 
entities. 
‘‘(3) GRANT DURATION.—Each grant awarded 
under this section shall be for a duration of not 
more than 5 years. 
‘‘(c) ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall assist 
the Secretary of the Interior, the States, and ele-
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mentary schools and secondary schools funded by 
the Bureau of Indian Education in developing effec-
tive methods for— 
‘‘(A) the electronic transfer of student 
records of Indian children; 
‘‘(B) the determination of the number of 
Indian children in each State, disaggregated by 
the local educational agency in which such chil-
dren reside; and 
‘‘(C) the determination of the extent to 
which Indian children under the age of 18 who 
have not achieved a secondary school diploma 
are not enrolled in any school. 
‘‘(2) INFORMATION SYSTEMS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Using amounts made 
available under subsection (e), the Secretary, in 
consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, 
the States, and elementary schools and sec-
ondary schools funded by the Bureau of Indian 
Education, shall award grants or contracts to, 
or enter agreements with, State educational 
agencies and local educational agencies, and 
provide funds to the Secretary of the Interior in 
accordance with subsection (d) in order to en-
sure the linkage of Indian student records sys-
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tems for the purpose of electronically exchang-
ing, among and between State educational 
agencies, 
local 
educational 
agencies, 
and 
schools, health and educational information re-
garding all Indian students. The Secretary of 
Education shall ensure such linkage occurs in a 
cost-effective manner, and to the extent prac-
ticable, utilizes systems, if any, used prior to 
the date of enactment of this section. 
‘‘(B) DATA
ELEMENTS.—The Secretary 
shall identify the data elements that each State 
receiving assistance under this subsection and 
the Secretary of the Interior shall collect and 
maintain for each Indian student enrolled in a 
school, which, at a minimum, shall include— 
‘‘(i) the student’s enrollment and 
disenrollment in any elementary and sec-
ondary school, and the grade levels suc-
cessfully completed at such school; 
‘‘(ii) 
the 
student’s 
immunization 
records and other health information; 
‘‘(iii) the student’s elementary and 
secondary academic history (including par-
tial credit), credit accrual, and results from 
any assessments required by Federal law; 
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‘‘(iv) other academic information es-
sential to ensuring that Indian children 
achieve high standards; and 
‘‘(v) the student’s eligibility for serv-
ices under the Individuals with Disabilities 
Education Act. 
‘‘(C) NOTICE AND COMMENT.—After ful-
filling the consultation required under subpara-
graph (A), the Secretary shall publish a notice 
in the Federal Register seeking public comment 
on the proposed data elements that the Sec-
retary of the Interior and each State shall be 
required to collect for purposes of electronic 
transfer of Indian student information with re-
spect to schools assisted under this Act and the 
requirements the Secretary of the Interior and 
the States shall meet for immediate electronic 
access to such information. Such publication 
shall occur not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this section. 
‘‘(3) NO COST FOR CERTAIN TRANSFERS.—A 
State educational agency or local educational agency 
receiving assistance under this Act, or an elementary 
school or secondary school funded by the Bureau of 
Indian Education, shall make student records avail-
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