 CHAPTER 70--STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY 
                                 SCHOOLS
 
   SUBCHAPTER IX--INDIAN, NATIVE HAWAIIAN, AND ALASKA NATIVE EDUCATION
 
                     Part C--Alaska Native Education
 
Sec. 7934. Alaska Native educational planning, curriculum 
        development, teacher training and recruitment program
        

(a) General authority

    The Secretary shall make direct grants to Alaska Native 
organizations or educational entities with experience in developing or 
operating Alaska Native programs or programs of instruction conducted in 
Alaska Native languages, or to partnerships involving Alaska Native 
organizations, for the following purposes:

                      (1) Educational planning

        The consolidation of existing educational plans, recommendations 
    and research into implementation methods and strategies to improve 
    schooling for Alaska Natives.

               (2) Implementation of educational plans

        The adoption and implementation of specific educational plans 
    developed under subsection \1\ (1) above.
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                            (3) Curricula

        The development of curricula to address the needs of Alaska 
    Native students, particularly elementary and secondary school 
    students, which may include innovative programs and pilot and 
    demonstration programs to develop and introduce curriculum materials 
    that reflect cultural diversities or the contributions of Alaska 
    Native people, programs of instruction conducted in Native 
    languages, and the development of networks to introduce successful 
    techniques, programs and curriculum materials to rural and urban 
    schools, including:
            (A) multimedia social studies curricula which fully and 
        accurately portray the role of Native Americans historically and 
        contemporarily; and
            (B) curricula and teaching materials for instructions in 
        Native languages.

                       (4) Preteacher training

        The development and implementation of preteacher training 
    programs in order to ensure that student teachers within the State 
    of Alaska, particularly student teachers who are likely to be 
    employed in schools with a high concentration of Alaska Native 
    students, are prepared to better address the cultural diversity and 
    unique needs of Alaska Native students;

                       (5) Teacher recruitment

        The development and implementation of teacher recruitment 
    programs to meet the objectives of--
            (A) increasing the numbers of teachers who are Alaska 
        Natives;
            (B) enhancing teacher recruitment within communities with a 
        high concentration of Alaska Native students; and
            (C) improving the teacher selection processes in order to 
        recruit teachers who are more positively responsive to rural 
        conditions and who are suited for effective cross-cultural 
        instruction.

                   (6) Inservice teacher training

        The development and implementation of inservice teacher training 
    programs in order to ensure that teachers are prepared to better 
    address the unique needs of Alaska Native students.

(b) Administrative costs

    Not more than 10 percent of the funds appropriated to carry out the 
provisions of this section for any fiscal year may be used for 
administrative purposes.

(c) Authorization of appropriations

    There are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for fiscal year 
1995, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the four succeeding 
fiscal years, to carry out this section. Funds appropriated under the 
authority of this subsection shall remain available until expended.

(Pub. L. 89-10, title IX, Sec. 9304, as added Pub. L. 103-382, title I, 
Sec. 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3806.)
