Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 108 Part 5.djvu/492

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108 STAT. 3982 PUBLIC LAW 103-382—OCT. 20, 1994 Reports. Appropriation authorization. such notices and information shall be transmitted promptly to the Congress and published in the Federal Register. "(4) The Secretary shall make a report to Congress, the affected tribe, and the designated local school board describing the process of the active consideration or review referred to in paragraph (3). At a minimum, the report shall include a study of the impact of such action on the student population, with every effort to identify those students with particular educational and social needs, and to ensure that alternative services are available to such students. Such report shall include the description of the consultation conducted between the potential service provider, current service provider, parents, tribal representative and the tribe or tribes involved, and the Director of the Office of Indian Education Programs within the Bureau regarding such students. No irreversible action may be taken in furtherance of any such proposed school closure, transfer to any other authority, consolidation, or substantial curtailment (including any action which would prejudice the personnel or programs of such school) until the end of the first full academic year after such report is made. "(5) The Secretary may terminate, contract, transfer to any other authority, or consolidate or substantially curtail the operation or facilities of— "(A) any Bureau funded school that is operated on or after April 1, 1987, "(B) any program of such a school that is operated on or after April 1, 1987, or "(C) any school board of a school operated under a grant under the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988, only if the tribal governing body approves such action, "(i) There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary, for academic program costs, in order to bring all Bureau schools and contract or grant schools up to the level required by the applicable standards established under this section. "(j)(l) All Bureau funded schools shall include within their curriculum a program of instruction relating to alcohol and substance abuse prevention and treatment. The Assistant Secretary shall provide the techniced assistance necessary to develop and implement such a program for students in kindergarten and grades 1 through 12, at the request of— "(A) any Bureau school (subject to the approval of the school board of such school); "(B) any school board o^ a school operating under a contract entered into under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.); or "(C) any school board of a school operating under a grant under the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988. "(2) In schools operated directly by the Bureau, the Secretary shall provide for— "(A) accurate reporting of all incidents relating to alcohol and substance abuse; and "(B) individual student crisis intervention. "(3) liie programs requested under paragraph (1) shall be developed in consultation with the Indian tribe that is to be served by such program and health personnel in the local community of such tribe.