CFR > Title 25 - Indians > CHAPTER I—BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR > SUBCHAPTER E—EDUCATION (parts 30 to 47) > PART 36—MINIMUM ACADEMIC STANDARDS FOR THE BASIC EDUCATION OF INDIAN CHILDREN AND NATIONAL CRITERIA FOR DORMITORY SITUATIONS > SUBPART G—Homeliving Programs (§36.70 to §36.120) > 36.75—What qualifications must homeliving staff possess?

36.75—What qualifications must homeliving staff possess?

(a) Homeliving staff must possess the qualifications shown in the following table:
Position Required training
(1) Homeliving Supervisor Must be qualified based on size and complexity of the school, but at minimum possess a bachelor's degree.
(2) Homeliving Manager Must be qualified based on the size and complexity of the student body but must at a minimum have an associate's degree no later than 2008.
(3) Homeliving Program Staff Must have at least 32 post-secondary semester hours (or 48 quarter hours) in an applicable academic discipline, including fields related to working with children, such as, child development, education, behavioral sciences and cultural studies.
(b) A person employed as a homeliving program staff:
(1) Should meet the requirements of paragraph (a) of this section by the 2009-2010 school year; and
(2) May, upon showing good cause, petition the school supervisor (or the homeliving supervisor for peripheral dorms) for a waiver from the new qualifications.