25 CFR §273.117
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Consistent with the purpose of the Indian Education Committee, each such Committee is vested with the authority to undertake the activities in paragraphs (a) through (d) of this section.
- (a)Participate fully in the planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of all programs, including both supplemental and operational support, conducted under a contract or contracts pursuant to this part. Such participation includes further authority to:
- (1)Recommend curricula, including texts, materials, and teaching methods to be used in the contracted program or programs;
- (2)Approve budget preparation and execution;
- (3)Recommend criteria for employment in the program;
- (4)Nominate a reasonable number of qualified prospective educational programmatic staff members from which the contractor would be required to select; and
- (5)Evaluate staff performance and program results and recommend appropriate action to the contractor.
- (b)Approve and disapprove all programs to be contracted under this part. All programs contracted require the prior approval of the appropriate Indian Education Committee.
- (c)Secure a copy of the negotiated contract(s) that includes the program(s) approved by the Indian Education Committee.
- (d)Recommend cancellation or suspension of a contract(s) under § 273.194.