Who is an eligible Indian student under the Johnson-O'Malley Act?
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An Indian student is eligible for benefits provided by a Johnson O'Malley contract if the student is:
(a) From age three (3) years through grade(s) twelve (12);
(b) Not enrolled in a Bureau-funded school or sectarian school (except the student is eligible if enrolled in a previously private school controlled by an Indian Tribe or Tribal organization); and
(c) Is either:
(1) At least one-fourth ( 1/4) degree Indian blood descendant of a member of an Indian Tribe as defined in § 273.106; or
(2) A member of an Indian Tribe as defined in § 273.106.
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