{"data":{"id":"us/25-cfr-273.131","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"25 CFR 273.131","heading":"What is required for a Tribal request for a contract?","body":"(a) An Indian Tribal governing body that desires that a contract be entered into with a Tribal organization must notify the BIE Director no later than February 1 preceding the school year for the contract.\n(b) If the BIE Director does not receive the Tribal governing body's notice by the date in paragraph (a) of this section, the BIE Director may contract with the State, public school district, or Indian corporation under this part.\n(c) The Tribal governing body has the option to contract with the State, public school district, or Indian corporation.","path":["Title 25—Indians","CHAPTER I—BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","SUBCHAPTER M—INDIAN SELF-DETERMINATION AND EDUCATION ASSISTANCE ACT PROGRAM","PART 273—EDUCATION CONTRACTS UNDER JOHNSON-O'MALLEY ACT","Subpart E—Contract Proposal, Review, and Approval"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-25.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:59Z","sha256":"9dd7249bc52e9b8932c6bc3e3aa3357b57976546ad05e2a58e79dc19c4d40dc1","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/25-cfr-273.130","next":"us/25-cfr-273.132"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}