Through the program, tribes will receive grants to establish new schools and offer input on future legislation that could make state-tribal schools more widespread.
Compact agreements would allow tribes to develop their own K-12 curriculum, independent of an existing school district.
“Compacting is a mechanism that is government to government,” he said. “It’s a partnership. It’s a tool for communicating, and it’s really about recognizing government to government agreements.” “Generally, it’s difficult to be able to get all the tribes in the state to sit down, like, ‘How are we going to draft this?,’” he said. “What Senate Bill 34 does is it provides a framework for tribes to be able to help draft the legislative report for what needs to be in a bill to make compacting a reality.”
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