Notice2025-23831
Request for Nominations for Bureau of Indian Education Advisory Board for Exceptional Children
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December 29, 2025
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Abstract
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is seeking nominations for individuals to be considered for appointment to the Advisory Board for Exceptional Children (Advisory Board). There will be five positions available to serve specifically in the areas of: Indian persons with disabilities; Teachers of children with disabilities; State education officials; Local Education Officials; State Interagency Coordinating Councils under Section 641 of the Act in States having Indian reservations; and Tribal representatives or tribal organization representatives. Advisory Board members shall serve a staggered term of two years or three years from the date of their appointment. The BIE will consider nominations received in response to this request for nominations, as well as other sources. The SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice provides committee and membership criteria.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 245 (Monday, December 29, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60737-60738]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-23831]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
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Request for Nominations for Bureau of Indian Education Advisory
Board for Exceptional Children
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior
ACTION: Notice of request for nominations.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs is seeking nominations for
individuals to be considered for appointment to the Advisory Board for
Exceptional Children (Advisory Board). There will be five positions
available to serve specifically in the areas of: Indian persons with
disabilities; Teachers of children with disabilities; State education
officials; Local Education Officials; State Interagency Coordinating
Councils under Section 641 of the Act in States having Indian
reservations; and Tribal representatives or tribal organization
representatives. Advisory Board members shall serve a staggered term of
two years or three years from the date of their appointment. The BIE
will consider nominations received in response to this request for
nominations, as well as other sources. The SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section of this notice provides committee and membership criteria.
DATES: Please submit nominations by February 27, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Please submit nominations to Ms. Jennifer Davis, Designated
Federal Officer (DFO), Bureau of Indian Education, Division of
Performance and Accountability, 2600 N Central Ave., Suite 800,
Phoenix, AZ 85004, or Fax to (602) 265-0293 or email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#19737c7777707f7c6b377d786f706a597b707c377c7d6c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1f757a717176797a6d317b7e69766c5f7d767a317a7b6a">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Davis, DFO, at Telephone
(202) 860-7845; or email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8ce6e9e2e2e5eae9fea2e8edfae5ffcceee5e9a2e9e8f9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="92f8f7fcfcfbf4f7e0bcf6f3e4fbe1d2f0fbf7bcf7f6e7">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Board was established in
accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. Ch. 10.
The following provides information about the Committee, the membership,
and the nomination process.
1. Objective and Duties
(a) Members of the Advisory Board will provide guidance, advice and
recommendations with respect to special education and related services
for children with disabilities in BIE funded schools in accordance with
the requirements of IDEA.
(b) The Advisory Board will: (1) Provide advice and recommendations
for the coordination of services within the BIE and with other local,
State and Federal agencies; (2) Provide advice and recommendations on a
broad range of policy issues dealing with the provision of educational
services to American Indian children with disabilities; (3) Serve as
advocates for American Indian students with special education needs by
providing advice and recommendations regarding best practices,
effective program coordination strategies, and recommendations for
improved educational programming; (4) Provide advice and
recommendations for the preparation of information required to be
submitted to the Secretary of Education under 20 U.S.C. 1411 (h)(2);
(5) Provide advice and recommend policies concerning effective inter/
intra agency collaboration, including modifications to regulations, and
the elimination of barriers to inter- and intra-agency programs and
activities; and (6) Will report and direct all correspondence to the
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs through the Director, BIE with a
courtesy copy to the Designated Federal Officer (DFO).
2. Membership
(a) Pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1411(h)(6), the Advisory Board will be
composed of up to fifteen individuals involved in or concerned with the
education and provision of services to American Indian infants,
toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities. The Advisory Board
composition will reflect a broad range of viewpoints and will include
at least one member representing each of the following interests:
American Indians with disabilities; teachers of children with
disabilities; American Indian parents or guardians of children with
disabilities; service providers; state education officials; local
education officials; state interagency coordinating councils (for
states having Indian reservations); tribal representatives or tribal
organization representatives; and other members representing the
various divisions and entities of the BIE.
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(b) The Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs may provide the
Secretary of the Interior recommendations for the chairperson; however,
the chairperson and other Advisory Board members will be appointed by
the Secretary of the Interior. Advisory Board members shall serve
staggered terms of two years or three years from the date of their
appointment.
3. Miscellaneous
(a) Members of the Advisory Board will not receive compensation,
but will be reimbursed for travel, including subsistence, and other
necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties in the
same manner as persons employed intermittently in Government Service
under 5 U.S.C. 5703.
(b) The Advisory Board meets at least three or four times a year,
budget permitting, but additional meetings may be held as deemed
necessary by the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs or the DFO.
(c) All Advisory Board meetings are open to the public.
4. Nomination Information
(a) Nominations are requested from individuals, organizations, and
federally recognized tribes, as well as from State Directors of Special
Education (within the 23 states in which BIE-funded schools are
located) concerned with the education of Indian children with
disabilities as described above.
(b) Nominees should have expertise and knowledge of the issues and/
or needs of American Indian children with disabilities. Such knowledge
and expertise are needed to provide advice and recommendations to the
BIE regarding the needs of American Indian children with disabilities.
(c) A summary of the candidates' qualifications (resume or
curriculum vitae) must be included with a completed nomination
application form, which is located on the Bureau of Indian Education
website. Nominees must have the ability to attend Advisory Board
meetings, carry out Advisory Board assignments, participate in
teleconference calls, and work in groups.
5. Basis for Nominations
If you wish to nominate someone for appointment to the Advisory
Board, please do not make the nomination until the person has agreed to
have his or her name submitted to the BIE for this purpose. A person
can also self-nominate.
6. Nomination Application
Please submit a complete application form and a copy of the
nominee's resume or curriculum vitae to the DFO by February 27, 2026.
The nomination application form can be found on the BIE website at
<a href="https://www.bie.edu/landing-page/special-education">https://www.bie.edu/landing-page/special-education</a>
7. Information Collection
This collection of information is authorized by OMB Control Number
1076-0179, ``Solicitation of Nominations for the Advisory Board for
Exceptional Children'' Dated: 11/30/2027.
Authority: 5 U.S.C. Ch. 10; 20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.
William Henry Kirkland III,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2025-23831 Filed 12-23-25; 8:45 am]
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