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Native American Languages Act Amendments Act of 2000

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Jun 7, 2000

Native American Languages Act Amendments Act of 2000 - Amends the Native American Languages Act to authorize the Secretary of Education to provide funds to Native American Language Educational Organizations, Native American Language Colleges, Indian tribal governments, or a consortia of such organizations, colleges, or tribal governments to operate, expand, and increase Native American Language Survival Schools throughout the United States and its territories for Native American children and Native American language-speaking children. Allows a School receiving such funds to: (1) include Native American Language Nest programs and other educational programs for students who are not Native American language speakers but who seek to establish fluency through instruction in such a language or to re-establish fluency as descendants of such language speakers; (2) include a program of concurrent and summer college or university education course enrollment for secondary school students enrolled in Schools; and (3) provide special support for such languages for which there are very few or no remaining speakers.Authorizes the Secretary to provide funds to such entities for the purpose of: (1) developing comprehensive curricula in Native American language instruction and instruction through such languages; (2) developing community Native American language use in communities served by Schools; and (3) providing programs in pre-service and in-service teacher training, staff training, personnel development programs, programs to upgrade teacher and staff skills, and community resource development training that include a component which has as its objective increased Native American language speaking proficiency for teachers and staff employed in Schools and Nests.Authorizes the Secretary to provide to such entities: (1) that have demonstrated excellence in the capacity to operate and administer a School and to ensure the academic achievement of School students funds for endowment funds and the rental, lease, purchase, construction, maintenance, or repair of facilities for Schools; and (2) that demonstrate the potential to become such Organizations funds for establishing Nest programs.Authorizes the Secretary to provide funds to establish two specified demonstration programs that will provide assistance to Schools and Nests at: (1) Ka Haka 'Ula O Ke'elikolani College of the University of Hawaii at Hilo, in consortium with the 'Aha Punana Leo, Inc., and other appropriate entities; and (2) the Alaska Native Language Center of the University of Alaska at Fairbanks, in consortium with other appropriate entities. Authorizes such demonstration programs to employ synchronic and asynchronic telecommunications and other appropriate means to maintain coordination and cooperation with one another and with participating Schools and Nests. Requires such programs to provide direction to the Secretary in developing site visit evaluation of Schools and Nests. Authorizes such programs to: (1) establish endowments for furthering their activities relative to the study and preservation of Native American languages; and (2) use funds to provide for the rental, lease, purchase, construction, maintenance, and repair of facilities.Authorizes appropriations.

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Who introduced it

Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] · D–HI

Committees

  • Education and Workforce Committee
  • Indian Affairs Committee
11 cosponsorship records, including any withdrawals

Actions

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  1. Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

  2. Held at the desk.

  3. Received in the House.

  4. Message on Senate action sent to the House.

  5. Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10156-10158; text as passed Senate: CR S10156-10158)

  6. Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S10156-10158; text as passed Senate: CR S10156-10158)

  7. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 915.

  8. Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Campbell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 106-467.

  9. Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Campbell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 106-467.

  10. Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

  11. Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 106-648.

  12. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4670-4672)

  13. Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4670)

  14. Introduced in Senate

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