25 CFR § 39.133 - Who decides how Language Development funds can be used?

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title: "25 CFR § 39.133 - Who decides how Language Development funds can be used?"
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "39.133"
section_name: "Who decides how Language Development funds can be used?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "EDUCATION"
part_number: "39"
part_name: "THE INDIAN SCHOOL EQUALIZATION PROGRAM"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "25 U.S.C. 13, 2008; Public Law 107-110, 115 Stat. 1425."
regulatory_source: "44 FR 61864, Oct. 26, 1979, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 47 FR 13327, Mar. 30, 1982."
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# 39.133 Who decides how Language Development funds can be used?

Tribal governing bodies or local school boards decide how their funds for Language Development programs will be used in the instructional program to meet the needs of their students.