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Building upon Unique Indian Learning and Development Act
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Building upon Unique Indian Learning and Development Act Directs the Department of the Interior to establish a contest to encourage institutions of higher education (IHEs) to consider how to improve Indian school facilities. Requires the Department of Education (ED) and Interior to establish a Joint Oversight Board to coordinate Indian education policies and assistance. Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to award grants to create or expand pipelines for teachers and administrators of Native American students. Requires states receiving grants under part A of title I of the ESEA (Education for the Disadvantaged) to develop standards-based assessments and classroom lessons that accommodate diverse learning styles. Expands programs for Native American school children to support learning in the children's Native language and culture and provide English language instruction. Exempts Native language teachers from qualification requirement. Requires states to develop an alternative licensure or certification process for those teachers. Amends the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to extend through FY2019 the grant program to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages. Requires ED to: (1) improve school environments and student skill development for Native American students, (2) establish a program for school dropout prevention for Native American students, and (3) collaborate with the Department of Agriculture to establish tribal-school specific gardens and nutrition programs. Extends through FY2018 and appropriates funds for the Impact Aid program. Extends through FY2016: (1) the tribally controlled postsecondary career and technical institutions program, (2) the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development, (3) grants for the Haskell Indian Nations University and Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute, and (4) scholarships under the Snyder Act.
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2015 · fourth_quarter · Indian/Native American Affairs
H.R. 360, Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2015, all provisions S. 410, Building upon Unique Indian Learning and Development Act, all provisions S. 710, Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2015, all provisions S. 1419, Native Language Immersion Student Achievement Act, all provisions S. 1745, Extracurricular Programs for Indian Children (EPIC) Act, all provisions S. 1928, Native Educator Support and Training (NEST) Act, all provisions S. 2304, Tribal Early Childhood, Education and Related Services Integration Act of 2015, all provisions
Client expense: $1,060,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-192.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
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Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2015 · third_quarter · Indian/Native American Affairs
H.R. 360, Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2015, all provisions S. 410, Building upon Unique Indian Learning and Development Act, all provisions S. 710, Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2015, all provisions S. 1948, Native Language Immersion Student Achievement Act, all provisions
Client expense: $350,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
2015 · second_quarter · Indian/Native American Affairs
H.R. 360, Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2015, all provisions S. 410, Building upon Unique Indian Learning and Development Act, all provisions S. 710, Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2015, all provisions S. 1948, Native Language Immersion Student Achievement Act, all provisions
Client expense: $590,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
2015 · first_quarter · Indian/Native American Affairs
S. 246, Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act, all provisions S. 410, Building upon Unique Indian Learning and Development Act, all provisions
Client expense: $430,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)