§ 45.79 - Cooperative agreements.

(a) The Director, or designee, is authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with state and local education agencies for the provision of special education and related services to handicapped children enrolled in schools, operated and/or funded by the Bureau.

(b) The Director may not enter into any cooperative agreement for the provision of special education and related services with state or local education agencies which, with respect to any aspect of the cooperative special education program, discriminates or has the effect of discriminating, against any child on the basis of race, creed, national origin, tribal affiliation, religion, sex, handicap or eligibility for services provided by the Bureau.

(c) The Director is responsible for ensuring that every eligible Indian handicapped child participating in a cooperative special education program is provided a free, appropriate education in the least restrictive environment consistent with the procedural safeguards required by § 45.34.