§2018. Regional meetings and negotiated rulemaking — Inbound Citations

Citations to §2018(b)(3)

• 25 U.S.C. § 2005(a)(5)(A)

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  (A) Not later than 6 months after the date on which the submission is made under paragraph (4), the Secretary shall establish a negotiated rulemaking committee pursuant to section 2018(b)(3) of this title. The negotiated rulemaking committee shall prepare and submit to the Secretary the following:

  (i) A catalog of the condition of school facilities at all Bureau-funded schools that—

  (I) incorporates the findings from the Government Accountability Office study evaluating and comparing school systems of the Department of Defense and the Bureau of Indian Affairs;

  (II) rates such facilities with respect to the rate of deterioration and useful life of structures and major systems;

  (III) establishes a routine maintenance schedule for each facility;

  (IV) identifies the complementary educational facilities that do not exist but that are needed; and

  (V) makes projections on the amount of funds needed to keep each school viable, consistent with the accreditation standards required pursuant to this Act.

  (ii) A school replacement and new construction report that determines replacement and new construction need, and a formula for the equitable distribution of funds to address such need, for Bureau-funded schools. Such formula shall utilize necessary factors in determining an equitable distribution of funds, including—

  (I) the size of school;

  (II) school enrollment;

  (III) the age of the school;

  (IV) the condition of the school;

  (V) environmental factors at the school; and

  (VI) school isolation.

  (iii) A renovation repairs report that determines renovation need (major and minor), and a formula for the equitable distribution of funds to address such need, for Bureau-funded schools. Such report shall identify needed repairs or renovations with respect to a facility, or a part of a facility, or the grounds of the facility, to remedy a need based on disabilities access or health and safety changes to a facility. The formula developed shall utilize necessary factors in determining an equitable distribution of funds, including the factors described in clause (ii).