25 U.S.C. § 278a — Use of appropriated funds for education in sectarian schools prohibited; exceptions

submitted 58 years ago by Pub. L. 90-280 to r/title-25-INDIANS · 116 words · no verdicts yet

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The Secretary of the Interior cannot spend Indian education money on religious elementary or secondary schools. This rule does not apply to accredited colleges or vocational schools. Any scholarship must let the student choose freely, and should go to the student, not the school.

Since March 30, 1968, the Secretary of the Interior cannot use money that Congress gives for Indian children's education to pay for their schooling at religious ("sectarian") elementary or secondary schools. This ban does not apply to higher education. Indian students can use this money at accredited colleges, or at other accredited schools that teach vocational or technical skills, even if those schools are religious. If a student gets a scholarship, they cannot be forced to attend a particular school — they must be free to choose their own school. And whenever it's practical to manage, the money should be given directly to the student, not paid to the institution or school.

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Funds appropriated on and after March 30, 1968, to the Secretary of the Interior for the education of Indian children shall not be used for the education of such children in elementary and secondary education programs in sectarian schools. This prohibition shall not apply to the education of Indians in accredited institutions of higher education and in other accredited schools offering vocational and technical training, but no scholarship aid provided for an Indian student shall require him to attend an institution or school that is not of his own free choice, and such aid shall be, to the extent consistent with sound administration, extended to the student individually rather than to the institution or school.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 90–280, § 2, Mar. 30, 1968, 82 Stat. 71.)

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1968Enacted · Pub. L. 90-280 · 82 Stat. 71

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