25 CFR 39 Subpart F School Board Training Expenses

§ 39.600

25 CFR Ch. I (4–1–07 Edition)

and each tribe operating a school listing the allotments from the Contingency Fund.

Subpart F—School Board Training
Expenses
SOURCE: 70 FR 22205, Apr. 28, 2005, unless
otherwise noted.

§ 39.600 Are Bureau-operated school
board expenses funded by ISEP limited?
Yes. Bureau-operated schools are
limited to $8,000 or one percent (1%) of
ISEP allotted funds (not to exceed
$15,000).
§ 39.601 Is school board training for
Bureau-operated schools considered a school board expense subject
to the limitation?
No, school board training for Bureauoperated schools is not considered a
school board expense subject to the
limitation in § 39.600.
§ 39.603 Is school board training required
for
all
Bureau-funded
schools?
Yes. Any new member of a local
school board or an agency school board
must complete 40 hours of training
within one year of appointment, provided that such training is recommended, but is not required, for a
tribal governing body that serves in
the capacity of a school board.
§ 39.604 Is there a separate weight for
school board training at Bureau-operated schools?
Yes. There is an ISEP weight not to
exceed 1.2 WSUs to cover school board
training and expenses at Bureau-operated schools.

Subpart G—Student Transportation
SOURCE: 70 FR 22205, Apr. 28, 2005, unless
otherwise noted.

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§ 39.700 What is the purpose of this
subpart?
(a) This subpart covers how transportation mileage and funds for schools
are calculated under the ISEP transportation program. The program funds

transportation of students from home
to school and return.
(b) To use this part effectively, a
school should:
(1) Determine its eligibility for funds
using the provisions of §§ 39.702 through
39.708;
(2) Calculate its transportation miles
using the provisions of §§ 39.710 and
39.711; and
(3) Submit the required reports as required by §§ 39.721 and 39.722.
§ 39.701 What definitions apply to
terms used in this subpart?
ISEP means the Indian School
Equalization Program.
Transportation mileage count week
means the last full week in September.
Unimproved
roads
means
unengineered earth roads that do not
have adequate gravel or other aggregate surface materials applied and do
not have drainage ditches or shoulders.
ELIGIBILITY FOR FUNDS
§ 39.702 Can a school receive funds to
transport residential students using
commercial transportation?
A school transporting students by
commercial bus, train, airplane, or
other commercial modes of transportation will be funded at the cost of the
commercial ticket for:
(a) The trip from home to school in
the Fall;
(b) The round-trip return home at
Christmas; and
(c) The return trip home at the end of
the school year.
§ 39.703 What ground transportation
costs are covered for students traveling by commercial transportation?
This section applies only if a school
transports residential students by commercial bus, train or airplane from
home to school. The school may receive funds for the ground miles that
the school has to drive to deliver the
students or their luggage from the bus,
train, or plane terminal to the school.
§ 39.704 Are schools eligible
chaperone expenses to
residential students?
Yes. Schools may receive
actual chaperone expenses,

to receive
transport
funds for
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