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Forms for Title VI & JOM
Johnson O'Malley (JOM)
Students must be enrolled in a federally recognized tribe. Students must have proof of tribal enrollment (or a minimum requirement of 1/4 tribal blood from proven descendant) on file with the BPS Indian Education office to receive JOM services.
(25 CFR 273.112 to permit eligibility for any student who is either (1) an enrolled member of a Federally recognized Tribe, or (2) has a link to a Tribal member (through descendancy) that is within a certain proximity, meaning the student has a least one parent or grandparent (living or deceased) who is a member of a federally recognized Tribe. In addition, BIE interprets 25 CFR 273.112 to also permit blood quantum calculations that include blood from different federally recognized Tribes to ensure an inclusive interpretation of the JOM eligibility criteria. (See Comments Regarding Eligible Indian Students, One-Fourth Degree Indian Blood at 85 Fed. Reg. 10938, 10940). The bold lettering further clarifies that a student - who is not a member of a federally recognized Tribe or does not possess ¼ Indian blood degree - can be determined JOM eligible if the student is able to provide documentation of at least one parent or grandparent (living or deceased) who is a member of a federally recognized Tribe. Acceptable documentation would be a birth certificate(s) linking the student to the parent or grandparent who is a member of a federally recognized Tribe.)
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Title VI (formerly Title VII)
Students are eligible if they are enrolled or have a parent or grandparent enrolled in a federally recognized tribe. Students must have a valid Title VI eligibility form (506 form) on file in the BPS Indian Education office to receive Title VI services.