Title
THE DURBIN FEELING LANGUAGE PRESERVATION ACT - 2024 PERMENANT REAUTHORIZATION
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE CHEROKEE NATION:
Section 1. Title and Codification
This legislative act shall be titled and codified in Title 31, Chapter 5 of the Cherokee Nation Code Annotated as the "Durbin Feeling Cherokee Language Preservation Act - 2024 Permanent Reauthorization."
Section 2. Findings
The Council of the Cherokee Nation finds that a crisis exists within the Cherokee Nation with respect to language preservation. The Council finds that the Durbin Feeling Language Preservation Act of 2019 (LA 19-19) resulted in historic investments into efforts to address this crisis and yielded substantial progress towards language revitalization. The Council finds that the Durbin Feeling Language Preservation Act, funding authorizations under which expire on September 30, 2024, should be permanently reauthorized and expanded to set forth the basic policy and programs of the Cherokee Nation as it relates to Cherokee language revitalization, set a minimum funding authorization, encouraging budget increases over time, measure results and increase program accountability and to enhance the oversight of the Council on these subjects.
Section 3. Purpose
The purpose of this Act is to permanently reauthorize the Durbin Feeling Language Preservation Act of 2019 (LA 19-19) to the extent consistent with this Act, to establish authorization for the operation of certain core program areas dedicated to language revitalization, to authorize certain capital investments, to set a funding authorization floor below which Language Department programs authorized herein shall not fall below; require reports on the effectiveness of Language Program; authorize the Principal Chief to terminate or amend the Language Immersion state charter; authorize certain capital projects and other related purposes.
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