---
kind: "section"
citation: "34 C.F.R. § 263.1"
title: "34"
number: "263.1"
heading: "What is the Professional Development program?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/34/263.1"
---

# §263.1. What is the Professional Development program?

- (a) **The Professional Development program provides grants to eligible entities to—**
  - (1) Increase the number of qualified Indian individuals in professions that serve Indian students;
  - (2) Provide pre- and in-service training and support to qualified Indian individuals to become effective teachers, principals, other school leaders, administrators, teacher aides, paraprofessionals, counselors, social workers, and specialized instructional support personnel;
  - (3) Improve the skills of qualified Indian individuals who serve in the education field; and
  - (4) Develop and implement initiatives to promote retention of effective teachers, principals, and school leaders who have a record of success in helping low-achieving Indian students improve their academic achievement, outcomes, and preparation for postsecondary education or employment.
- (b) **The Professional Development program requires individuals who receive training to—**
  - (1) Perform work related to the training received under the program and that benefits Indian students in an LEA that serves a high proportion of Indian students, or to repay all or a prorated part of the assistance received under the program; and
  - (2) Periodically report to the Secretary on the individual's compliance with the work requirement until work-related payback is complete or the individual has been referred for cash payback.

## Notes

### Amendments

[80 FR 22412, Apr. 22, 2015, as amended at 85 FR 41376, July 10, 2020]

### Authority

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7442, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7441, unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 80 FR 22412, Apr. 22, 2015, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[80 FR 22412, Apr. 22, 2015, as amended at 85 FR 41376, July 10, 2020]