Sec. 6005. REPORT ON NATIVE AMERICAN LANGUAGE MEDIUM EDUCATION
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## SEC. 6005 REPORT ON NATIVE AMERICAN LANGUAGE MEDIUM EDUCATION ###
(a)Definitions In this section: ####
(1)Institution of higher education The term “institution of higher education” has the meaning given such term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. ####
(2)Local educational agency The term “local educational agency” has the meaning given such term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. ####
(3)Native american; native american language The terms “Native American” and “Native American language” have the meanings given such terms in section 103 of the Native American Languages Act of 1990 (25 U.S.C. 2902). ####
(4)State educational agency The term “State educational agency” has the meaning given such term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. ###
(b)Study By not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education, in collaboration with the Secretary of the Interior, shall— ####
(1)conduct a study to evaluate all levels of education being provided primarily through the medium of Native American languages; and ####
(2)report on the findings of such study. ###
(c)Consultation In carrying out the study conducted under subsection (b), the Secretary shall consult with— ####
(1)institutions of higher education that conduct Native American language immersion programs, including teachers of such programs; ####
(2)State educational agencies and local educational agencies; ####
(3)Indian tribes and tribal organizations, as such terms are defined by section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b) that sponsor Native American language immersion schools; and ####
(4)experts in the fields of Native American or Alaska Native language and Native American language medium education, including scholars who are fluent in Native American languages. ###
(d)Scope of Study The study conducted under subsection
(b)shall evaluate the components, policies, and practices of successful Native American language immersion schools and programs, including— ####
(1)the level of expertise in educational pedagogy, Native American language fluency, and experience of the principal, teachers, paraprofessionals, and other educational staff; ####
(2)how such schools and programs are using Native American languages to provide instruction in reading, language arts, mathematics, science, and, as applicable, other academic subjects; ####
(3)how such schools and programs assess the academic proficiency of the students, including— #####
(A)whether the school administers assessments of language arts, mathematics, science, and other academic subjects in the Native American language of instruction; #####
(B)whether the school administers assessments of language arts, mathematics, science, and other academic subjects in English; and #####
(C)how the standards measured by the assessments in the Native American language of instruction and in English compare; and ####
(4)the academic outcomes, graduation rate, and other outcomes of students who have completed the highest grade taught primarily through such schools or programs, including, when available, college attendance rates compared with demographically similar students who did not attend a school in which the language of instruction was a Native American language. ###
(e)Recommendations Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education, in collaboration with the Secretary of the Interior, shall— ####
(1)develop a report that includes findings and conclusions regarding the study conducted under subsection (b), including recommendations for such legislative and administrative actions as the Secretary of Education considers to be appropriate; ####
(2)consult with the entities described in subsection
(c)in reviewing such findings and conclusions; and ####
(3)submit the report described in paragraph
(1)to each of the following: #####
(A)The Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. #####
(B)The Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives. #####
(C)The Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate. #####
(D)The Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs of the House of Representatives.
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