---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 273.170"
title: "25"
number: "273.170"
heading: "What special program provisions must be included in the contract?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/273.170"
---

# §273.170. What special program provisions must be included in the contract?


All contracts must contain the following:

- (a) The education plan containing the education programs approved by the Indian Education Committee(s);
- (b) Any formal written determination and findings made by the BIE Director supporting the need for operational support as required by [§ 273.133(c)](/cfr/25/273.133.md?p=c); and
- (c) A provision that State, local, and other Federal Funds will be used to provide comparable services to non-Indian and Indian students prior to the use of Johnson-O'Malley funds for the provision of supplementary program services to Indian children, as required in [§ 273.143(b)](/cfr/25/273.143.md?p=b).
- (d) Public Laws 102-477 and 93-638 Self-Governance Tribes must submit their education plan as required by [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section to the BIE Director for review. The BIE Director will forward copies of the education plans to the 477 office or the Office of Tribal Self-Governance, as appropriate.

## 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.