§ 273.112 Who is an eligible Indian student under the Johnson-O'Malley Act?

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Title 25—Indians > CHAPTER I—BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR > SUBCHAPTER M—INDIAN SELF-DETERMINATION AND EDUCATION ASSISTANCE ACT PROGRAM > PART 273—EDUCATION CONTRACTS UNDER JOHNSON-O'MALLEY ACT > Subpart B—Program Eligibility & Applicability

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An Indian student is eligible for benefits provided by a Johnson O'Malley contract if the student is:

(a) From age three (3) years through grade(s) twelve (12);

(b) Not enrolled in a Bureau-funded school or sectarian school (except the student is eligible if enrolled in a previously private school controlled by an Indian Tribe or Tribal organization); and

(c) Is either:

(1) At least one-fourth (

1/4) degree Indian blood descendant of a member of an Indian Tribe as defined in § 273.106; or

(2) A member of an Indian Tribe as defined in § 273.106.

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