Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 115 Part 2.djvu/925

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PUBLIC LAW 107-110-JAN. 8, 2002 115 STAT. 1909 "(A) the number of Indian children who are eligible under section 7117 and served by such agency; and "(B) the greater of— "(i) the average per pupil expenditure of the State in which such agency is located; or "(ii) 80 percent of the average per pupil expenditure of all the States. "(2) REDUCTION.— The Secretary shall reduce the amount of each allocation otherwise determined under this section in accordance with subsection (e). "(b) MINIMUM GRANT. — "(1) IN GENERAL. —Notwithstanding subsection (e), an entity that is eligible for a grant under section 7112, and a school that is operated or supported by the Bureau of Indian Affairs that is eligible for a grant under subsection (d), that submits an application that is approved by the Secretary, shall, subject to appropriations, receive a grant under this subpart in an amount that is not less than $3,000. "(2) CONSORTIA.— Local educational agencies may form a consortium for the purpose of obtaining grants under this subpart. "(3) INCREASE.— The Secretary may increase the minimum grant under paragraph (1) to not more than $4,000 for all grantees if the Secretary determines such increase is necessary to ensure the quality of the programs provided. "(c) DEFINITION.— For the purpose of this section, the term 'average per pupil expenditure', used with respect to a State, means an amount equal to— "(1) the sum of the aggregate current expenditures of all the local educational agencies in the State, plus any direct current expenditures by the State for the operation of such agencies, without regard to the sources of funds from which such local or State expenditures were made, during the second fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which the computation is made; divided by "(2) the aggregate number of children who were included in average daily attendance for whom such agencies provided free public education during such preceding fiscal year. " (d) SCHOOLS OPERATED OR SUPPORTED BY THE BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS.— "(1) IN GENERAL.— Subject to subsection (e), in addition to the grants awarded under subsection (a), the Secretary shall allocate to the Secretary of the Interior an amount equal to the product of— "(A) the total number of Indian children enrolled in schools that are operated by— "(i) the Bureau of Indian Affairs; or "(ii) an Indian tribe, or an organization controlled or sanctioned by an Indian tribal government, for the children of that tribe under a contract with, or grant from, the Department of the Interior under the Indian Self-Determination Act or the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988; and "(B) the greater of— "(i) the average per pupil expenditure of the State in which the school is located; or