---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 U.S.C. § 7245"
title: "20"
title_heading: "Education"
number: "7245"
heading: "Family engagement in Indian schools"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/20/7245"
units:
  - "Chapter 70 — Strengthening and Improvement of Elementary and Secondary Schools"
  - "Subchapter IV — 21st Century Schools"
  - "Part E — Family Engagement in Education Programs"
---

# §7245. Family engagement in Indian schools


The [Secretary](/usc/20/7801.md?p=46) of the Interior, in consultation with the [Secretary](/usc/20/7801.md?p=46) of Education, shall establish, or enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with, local tribes, tribal organizations, or [Indian](/usc/20/7491.md?p=3) nonprofit [parent](/usc/20/7801.md?p=38) organizations to establish and operate family engagement centers.


## Source credit

(Pub. L. 89–10, title IV, § 4505, as added Pub. L. 114–95, title IV, § 4501, Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2020.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 7245, Pub. L. 89–10, title V, § 5421, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title V, § 501, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1814, related to elementary and secondary school counseling programs, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 114–95, § 5, title IV, § 4001(b)(1)(C), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 1806, 1967, effective Dec. 10, 2015, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs.

### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective Dec. 10, 2015, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see section 5 of Pub. L. 114–95, set out as an Effective Date of 2015 Amendment note under section 6301 of this title.