To require the Secretary of Education and the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study regarding elementary and secondary education in rural or poverty areas of Indian country.

SA 2078. Mr. ROUNDS (for himself and Mr. Udall) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2089 submitted by Mr.
Alexander (for himself and Mrs. Murray) to the bill S. 1177, to
reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to
ensure that every child achieves; as follows:

On page 723, after line 23, insert the following:

SEC. 7006. REPORT ON ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION IN
RURAL OR POVERTY AREAS OF INDIAN COUNTRY.

(a) In General.--By not later than 90 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education, in
collaboration with the Secretary of the Interior, shall
conduct a study regarding elementary and secondary education
in rural or poverty areas of Indian country.
(b) Report.--By not later than 270 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education, in
collaboration with the Secretary of the Interior, shall
prepare and submit to Congress a report on the study
described in subsection (a) that--
(1) includes the findings of the study;
(2) identifies barriers to autonomy that Indian tribes have
within elementary schools and secondary schools funded or
operated by the Bureau of Indian Education;
(3) identifies recruitment and retention options for highly
effective teachers and school administrators for elementary
school and secondary schools in rural or poverty areas of
Indian country;
(4) identifies the limitations in funding sources and
flexibility for such schools; and
(5) provides strategies on how to increase high school
graduation rates in such schools, in order to increase the
high school graduation rate for students at such schools.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) ESEA definitions.--The terms ``elementary school'',
``high school'', and ``secondary school'' shall have the
meanings given the terms in section 9101 of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
(2) Indian country.--The term ``Indian country'' has the
meaning given the term in section 1151 of title 18, United
States Code.
(3) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian tribe'' has the
meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b).

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