Indigenous Students Excel through Parity Act of 2026
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Latest action
- Jun 23
What it does
The Indigenous Students Excel through Parity Act of 2026 would require the Secretary of the Interior, in coordination with the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs and the Director of the Bureau of Indian Education, to conduct a study within one year of enactment to update the Indian School Equalization Formula so that Bureau-funded and tribally controlled schools receive sufficient funding to provide competitive salaries and benefits comparable to those in non-Bureau public schools and Department of Defense schools. The study must consider factors such as school size, rural location, and tribally controlled status, and specifically mandate an additional 12.5 Weighted Student Unit for…
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