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Section by Section Summary
Sec. 7201. Short Title. This section states that the Act may be cited as the “Native Hawaiian Education Act”.
Sec. 7202. Findings. This section outlines a number of historical facts that Congress has found to be true and then explains how these events have laid the foundation for this piece of legislation.
Sec. 7203. Purposes. This section states that the purposes of this act are to:
1) Authorize and develop innovative educational programs to assist Native Hawaiians;
2) Provide direction and guidance to appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies to focus resources, including resources made available under this part, on Native Hawaiian education, and to provide periodic assessment and data collection;
3) Supplement and expand programs and authorities in the area of education to further the purposes of this title; and
4) Encourage the maximum participation of Native Hawaiians in planning and management of Native Hawaiian education programs.
Sec. 7204. Native Hawaiian Education Councils and Island Councils. This section specifies the composition, duties, conditions and terms under which the State Council and Island Councils should operate. This section also authorizes the Secretary of Education to facilitate the establishment of Island Councils on Hawai‘i, Maui, Moloka‘i, Lāna‘i, O‘ahu, Kaua‘i and Ni‘ihau.
Sec. 7205. Program Authorized. This section authorizes the Secretary to make direct grants or to enter into contracts with eligible entities, identifies the conditions, terms and priorities in awarding grants and contracts as well as specifies the types of authorized activities that may be provided for by programs under the Act. This section states that the Secretary shall give priority to entities proposing projects that address the following: beginning reading and literacy among student in kindergarten through third grade, the needs of at-risk youth, needs in fields or disciplines in which Native Hawaiians are underemployed, and the use of the Native Hawaiian language in instruction.
Sec. 7206. Administrative Provisions. This section states that eligible entities seeking grants must submit an application to the Secretary of Education as well as an application for comment to the local educational agency serving students that will participate in the program to be provided for by the grant or contract.
Sec. 7207. Definitions. This section defines words and terminology used throughout the text. “Native Hawaiian” is defined as a citizen of the United States who is a descendant of the aboriginal people that occupied and exercised sovereignty prior to European contact in the area that now comprises the state of Hawai‘i. The section also provides definitions of the terms: Native Hawaiian community-based organization, Native Hawaiian educational organization, Native Hawaiian language, Native Hawaiian organization and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.
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