---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 273.118"
title: "25"
number: "273.118"
heading: "Are there additional authorities an Indian Education Committee can exercise?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/273.118"
---

# §273.118. Are there additional authorities an Indian Education Committee can exercise?


The organizational papers and by-laws of the Indian Education Committee may include additional powers and duties that would permit the Committee to:

- (a) Participate in negotiations concerning all contracts;
- (b) Make an annual assessment of the learning needs of Indian children in the community affected;
- (c) Have access to all reports, evaluations, surveys, and other program and budget related documents determined necessary by the Committee to carry out its responsibilities, subject only to the provisions of [§ 273.180](/cfr/25/273.180.md);
- (d) Request periodic reports and evaluations regarding the Indian education program;
- (e) Establish a local grievance policy and procedures related to programs in the education plan;
- (f) Meet regularly with the professional staff serving Indian children and with the local education agency;
- (g) Hold committee meetings on a regular basis which are open to the public; and
- (h) **Have such additional powers as are consistent with these regulations.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Secs. 201-203, Pub. L. 93-638, 88 Stat. 2203, 2213-2214 (25 U.S.C. 455-457), unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 85 FR 10948, Feb. 25, 2020, unless otherwise noted.