25 CFR § 36.77 - What are the homeliving staffing requirements?

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title: "25 CFR § 36.77 - What are the homeliving staffing requirements?"
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "36.77"
section_name: "What are the homeliving staffing requirements?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "EDUCATION"
part_number: "36"
part_name: "MINIMUM ACADEMIC STANDARDS FOR THE BASIC EDUCATION OF INDIAN CHILDREN AND NATIONAL CRITERIA FOR DORMITORY SITUATIONS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "Section 502, 25 U.S.C. 2001; section 5101, 25 U.S.C. 2001; Section 1101, 25 U.S.C. 2002; 5 U.S.C. 301; 25 U.S.C. 2 and 9; 25 U.S.C. 2901, Title I of P.L. 101-477."
regulatory_source: "50 FR 36816, Sept. 9, 1985, unless otherwise noted."
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# 36.77 What are the homeliving staffing requirements?

Homeliving programs must meet the staffing requirements of this section.

(a) Effective with the 2009-2010 school year, each homeliving program must maintain the following student minimum supervisory requirements on weekdays:

| Grade level | Time of day | Ratio |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Elementary (Grade 1-6) | Morning | 1:20. |
|  | During school | As school needs. |
|  | Evening | 1:20. |
|  | Night | 1:40. |
|  |  |  |
| High School (Gr. 7-12) | Morning | 1:20. |
|  | During school | As school needs. |
|  | Evening | 1:30. |
|  | Night | 1:50. |

(b) The following staffing ratios apply on weekends:

| Grade level | Time of day | Ratio |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Elementary (Grade 1-6) | Morning/day | 1:20. |
|  | Evening | 1:20. |
|  | Night | 1:40. |
|  |  |  |
| High School (Gr. 7-12) | Morning/day | 1:40. |
|  | Evening | 1:40. |
|  | Night | 1:50. |