25 USC § 5347 - Reimbursement to school districts for educating non-resident students

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identifier: "/us/usc/t25/s5347"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "25 USC § 5347 - Reimbursement to school districts for educating non-resident students"
title_number: 25
title_name: "INDIANS"
section_number: "5347"
section_name: "Reimbursement to school districts for educating non-resident students"
chapter_number: 46
chapter_name: "INDIAN SELF-DETERMINATION AND EDUCATION ASSISTANCE"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "CONTRACTS WITH STATES"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2025-07-14"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Apr. 16, 1934, ch. 147, § 6, as added Pub. L. 93–638, title II, § 202, Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2214.)"
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# § 5347. Reimbursement to school districts for educating non-resident students

Any school district educating Indian students who are members of recognized Indian tribes, who do not normally reside in the State in which such school district is located, and who are residing in Federal boarding facilities for the purposes of attending public schools within such district may, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior, be reimbursed by him for the full per capita costs of educating such Indian students.

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**Source Credit**: (Apr. 16, 1934, ch. 147, § 6, as added Pub. L. 93–638, title II, § 202, Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2214.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was formerly classified to  prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.