102 STAT. 364
PUBLIC LAW 100-297—APR. 28, 1988
(2) by striking "Such standards and procedures shall require that whenever" in subsection (g)(3) and inserting in lieu thereof "Whenever", (3) by inserting "transfer to any other authority," after "close," and after "closure," each place either term appears in paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (g), and (4) by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(j) For purposes of this section, the term 'tribal governing body' means, with respect to any school, the tribal governing body, or tribal governing bodies, that represent at least 90 percent of the students served by such school.". SEC. 5103. REPORT ON TEMPORARY ACTIONS TAKEN FOR A YEAR.
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Regulations. Federal Register, publication.
Section 1125 of the Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2005) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e), (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection: "(d)(1) A Bureau school may be closed or consolidated, and the programs of a Bureau school may be substantially curtailed, by reason of plant conditions that constitute an immediate hazard to health and safety only if a health and safety officer of the Bureau determines that such conditions exist at the Bureau school. "(2)(A) In making determinations described in paragraph (1) before July 1, 1989, health and safety officers of the Bureau shall use the health and safety guidelines of the Bureau that were in effect on January 1, 1988. "(B) Upon the enactment of the Indian Education Amendments of 1988, the Secretary shall conduct a review of the guidelines used by the Bureau in determining whether plant conditions at a Bureau school constitute an immediate hazard to health and safety. By no later than June 30, 1989, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register the final form of regulations which shall be used by health and safety officers of the Bureau in making such determinations. "(C)(i)If"(I) the Secretary fails to publish in the Federal Register in final form the regulations required under subparagraph (B) before July 1, 1989, and "(II) action described in paragraph (1) is taken after June 30, 1989, and before the date on which such regulations are published in final form in the Federal Register by reason of the condition of any plant, an inspection of the condition of such plant shall be conducted by an appropriate tribal, county, municipal, or State health and safety officer to determine whether conditions at such plant constitute an immediate hazard to health and safety. Such inspection shall be completed by no later than the date that is 30 days after the date on which the action described in paragraph (1) is taken. "(ii) The inspection required under clause (i) shall be conducted by a health and safety officer designated jointly by the Secretary and the tribes affected by the action described in paragraph (1). If the Secretary and such tribes are unable to agree on the designation of the health and safety officer, the Secretary shall designate the health and safety officer and shall provide notice of such designation to each of such tribes before the inspection is conducted by such officer.
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